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Measuring an Earthquake
By Lydia Scates
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Using information from the passage, how are Earthquakes listed in Table 1?
Which earthquake was the strongest?
San Francisco
Kern County
Loma Prieta
Fort Tejon
Which earthquake lasted the least amount of time?
Whittier Narrows
Fort Tejon
Landers
North Ridge
Which earthquake happened along the longest fault?
North Palm Springs
Borrego Mountain
Fort Tejon
San Francisco
Which of these statements is true?
Shorter faults produce stronger earthquakes.
Longer faults produce weaker quakes
Stronger quakes last longer than weaker quakes
Weaker quakes last longer than stronger quakes
