Why does the earthquake depth change?

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Is earthquake depth at a specific location variable/subject to change?

I realize certain edges of a tectonic plates (fault lines) are classified as shallow, intermediate, and deep. What I want to know is much more specific. For example, in Japan on January 17th (2012) there was an earthquake in Ibaraki Prefecture that was recorded as being at a depth of 50 km. Is it possible that another earthquake could occur at that epicenter (more or less) at a different depth, or is that particular spot restricted to earthquakes at or around 50 km beneath the surface? Could one...

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The deepest epicenters are 725 to 750 km down. Yes, depths of epicenters ARE variable because the stresses...

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Does your address change after an earthquake?

Does your address change after an earthquake? Since the ground caused your house to move, shouldn't your address change slightly to adjust? How big of an earthquake would be required for someone to need a new address?

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You bet your a..! I'm a movin'!

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How to change color depth to 5 in photoshop CS5?

I need to change the color depth of an image to 5 so I only have blue, red, white, yellow, and black pixels. I only see options to change to 8, 16, and 32 bit.

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when you refer to bit depth > 8, 16, and 32 bit. the value 5 is not a standard format, you may be...

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How did the Japan Earthquake change the world?

So i am doing a project on how the japan earthquake changed the world. I have done a lot of research and this is kinda the last bit of reasearch i am doing. So i was wondering if there were any ways the japan earthquake changed the world besides its...

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The price of some Japanese made goods went up due to a shortage of supply

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Did you feel the Earthquake? (6.4, Depth: 33 km)?

Reference Number: 3499092 # NZST: Tue, Apr 19 2011 1:02 am # Magnitude: 6.4 # Depth: 33 km # Details: 440 km north-east of Te Araroa I felt it in Wellington. It lasted a good ...show more

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Welcome to my world Wabbs

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Finding the depth of the focus of an earthquake?

How would I find the depth of focus using the lag time between the P and S waves which is 12 seconds. The average velocity of the P- waves is 4.8 miles/sec ad 2.75 miles/sec for the ...show more

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I can show you how to find the distance to the focus using the data given, but that is not the depth...

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To what degree is water compressible? Does the density of water change with depth? By how much?

I was taught that water is incompressible and that its density does not change with depth. Is this true? Is the density of water at the bottom of the Marianas trench (10920 meters deep) significantly different than that at the surface? I am asking specifically...

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The low compressibility of water means that even in the deep oceans at 4000 m depth, where pressures...

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Is it possible to detect the earthquake at deeper depth earlier by placing the sensor over there?

By drilling a well upto 6 or 7 kms deep and if sensor is kept there to give the tectonic movements trend signals to surface by remote or electrically will it help to predict earthquake atleast some hours or minutes before?

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its hardly any use being so close to the source. The rumble generated by earthquakes travels fast so...

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Did the earthquake in Japan change Earth's orbit?

I understand how rotation and axis tilt can be influenced by the earthquake in Japan.  But does that change influence our orbit? Annual cycle?

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In school today, my teacher told me that the earthquake in Japan didn't change Earth's orbit, but tilted...

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Why is my game need to change my screen resolution or color depth?

one of my game have a requirement in my screen resolution or my color depth and i can't find a way to play my game

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Maybe your graphics are isn't sufficient enough to support the game? It may be saying screen resolution...

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