EPS C20 Final exam questions and answers

South Napa EQ - correct answer-M=6, 08/24/14 Tohoku EQ - correct answer-M=9, 03/11/11 Alaska EQ - correct answer-pacific plate subducting underneath NA, M=9.2, 1964 Cascadia starts: - correct answer-north in Cape Medicino Cascadia subducts under: - correct answer-Juan de Fuca Plate There has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone in past _____ years - correct answer-300 Since there has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone for a very long time, there is a high chance that there will be a M = ____ EQ - correct answer-9 Which junction is the seismically most active region in California? - correct answer-Mendocino Triple Junction Cascadia subduction zone has the largest Potential EQ hazard in US, true or false? - correct answer-True San Andreas Fault is often known as the Mother of all EQ faults as it is a _____ center - correct answer-spreading