Quiz - What are the large bits of earth that run into each other during an earthquake called?
209 views · Published 24 February 2016 · 0:31 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Behind the News · 2016 · Education
Behind the News has a number of stories about and explaining earthquakes, here are three: Earthquakes happen all the time, all over the world but sometimes it seems like they hit some places more than others. Sarah's had a look at why Samoa and Sumatra are on particularly shaky ground. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2709798.htm New Zealand's been hit by another deadly earthquake the second in just six months. The city of Christchurch was struck last week killing more than a hundred people and injuring many others. So why does New Zealand seem to be getting so many earthquakes? http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3148193.htm Recently a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. Luckily no one was injured. But it did come five years after a much bigger quake hit the city. We asked some school kids there to let us know what happened back then and how they've recovered in the years since. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4409247.htm Find more related stories here: http://search.abc.net.au/search/search.cgi?query=earthquake&collection=btn_meta
