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They detect earthquakes by using seismographs that have a ricter scale on them that records how much of a velocity that the earthquake has. there are 3 reactors in a power plant.(at least) the radio activity after a power plant blows can make people very sick or worse. Japan is located on the border line of the Ring of Fire. volcano eruptions push ash, lava, and lava rocks into the air so it does cause something of a small earthquake. while earthquakes are earth's plates either going under/over or sliding against each other so the shaking is probably more widly felt. Missouri earthquake disaster would be worse then Japan because we are unprepared such as:are buildings are not prepared for earthquakes, A earthquake happens every 30 seconds.

An Earthquake is a sudden tremor or movement of the earth's crust, which originates **naturally** at or below the surface. The word **natural** is important here, since it excludes shock waves caused by French nuclear tests, man made explosions and landslides caused by building work. There are two main causes of earthquakes. Firstly, they can be linked to explosive volcanic eruptions; they are in fact very common in areas of volcanic activity where they either proceed or accompany eruptions. Secondly, they can be triggered by Tectonic activity associated with plate margins and faults. The majority of earthquakes world wide are of this type http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/physical/earth/cause.html

*Will the effect of a earthquake be as massive as the one in Japan? The worst earthquake in Japan's recorded history left a trail of blazing buildings, inundated coastal communities, wrecked roadways and potentially unstable nuclear power plants. But it barely made a dent in the implacably Japanese trait of exhibiting concern for others even in the worst of circumstances.

*Same Quest^ Ans: On Friday March 11, a massive magnitude 9, one of the biggest in recorded history earthquake devastated the North East Coast of Japan. In a few minutes, a raging tsunami 33 feet high hit the North East coastline destroying everything in its path. Thousands have been confirmed dead and more are missing feared dead. It is one of the most horrible catastrophes in modern history to befall any society.To make matters even worse, now one of the nuclear power plants in the affected area is facing the possibility of a meltdown, and if that does happen, thousands more will be evacuated, whole cities including Tokyo as well as factories, centers of industries, shipping ports and other facilities will be shut down to avoid the radiation fallout. This will have a massive effect on the global Auto Industry. ﻿[] In terms of design, Japanese buildings appear fat and heavy, because we give them more strength by maximising the numbers of walls and pillars. Western building designs look pretty, but for us they make quite a scary impression." http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/structural-damage-limited-by-lessons-past/story-e6frg6so-1226028354691 updated at all times

Taller buildings also tend to shake longer than short buildings, which can make them relatively more susceptible to damage. Fortunately many tall buildings are constructed to withstand strong winds and some precautions have been taken to reduce their tendency to shake. And they can be made resistant to earthquake vibrations. In many regions of limited resources and/or old structures, the structures are not very well suited to earthquake induced strains and collapse of adobe-style construction has caused thousands of deaths in the last decade. The worst possible structure for earthquake regions is the unreinforced masonry (which is common in the St. Louis area). http://eqseis.geosc.psu.edu/~cammon/HTML/Classes/IntroQuakes/Notes/earthquake_effects.html
 * When the ground shakes, buildings respond to the accelerations transmitted from the ground through the structure's foundation. The inertia of the building (it wants to stay at rest) can cause shearing of the structure which can concentrate stresses on the weak walls or joints in the structure resulting in failure or perhaps total collapse. The type of shaking and the frequency of shaking depends on the structure. Tall buildings tend to amplify the motions of longer period motions when compared with small buildings. Each structure has a resonance frequency that is characteristic of the building. Predicting the precise behavior of buildings is complicated, a rule of thumb is that the period of resonance is about equal to 0.1 times the number of stories in the structure. Thus Macelwane Hall resonates at about 0.3 seconds period, and Griesedeck at about 1.4 seconds. ||

Are missouri eathquakes different than japan? yes because missouri is in the middle of a lot of states but japan is right beside the ocean and so anything happends that has to do with the ocean it well make dimage to japan because it is really close to the water.

Crossroads of major fault lines are located in the Salten Sea The fault lines are located in the Northern, Central & Southern The longer the fault line the stronger the earthquake Earthquakes are 500 miles per hour Everyday in the U.S. we have earthquakes Magnatude scale records how much energy the earthquake is -KatiePie12

The lighter a building is on the top floors, the less of a chance the building will fall.So the roof must be made of light weight material. Actually,the entire building materials should be made lightweight. But the base of the building must be very heavy, and able to withstand the earthquake. As long as it is not top heavy, it should hold.

What happends to the houses that are left standing? If they don't fall after a while then what well happend is they well rebuild them when all they disaster stuff is done.

Missouri could have a 10.0 earthquake, but that's very unlikely. It would most likely range between a 6.0-8.0 earthquake.

Are missouri earthquakes worst then japans earthquakes? Yes they are because the japan building are prepare for any kind of damage that do there. But in missouri they buildings are not prepare because we never had any kind of that damage that japan people have.

How many reactors are in a nuclear plant? Not really a set number but usually they have two reactors. They have separate generating equipment. Some stations have more than two reactors, but that usually means that they have been built over a long time or they improved the design or the reactors. -KatiePie12