With details. please. ) In the past few week, the world had experienced two big

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With details. please. ) In the past few week, the world had experienced two big earthquakes: Japan and Ecuador. Please share your ideas on those natural disasters. Please write a paragraph or two comparing these earthquakes, with a special emphasis on the following points: 1.location and time of occurrence 2. the earthquake magnitude, including the aftershocks 3. the depth of the epicenters 4. the casualty in people's lives, injuries, and property damages in each country 5. the scientific reason why the earthquake hit those areas.

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1.location and time of occurrence

Japan: Kumamoto city which is in the island of Kyushu in southwest Japan .It occured at 9.26 pm JST on 14th April 2016.

Ecuador: Near to the Coastal town of Muisne.It occured on 16th April 2016 at 18:58:37 ECT .

2. The earthquake magnitude, including the aftershocks

Japan : First quake Magnitude of 6.2 .Aftershocks were more stronger than the first one and around 7 in magnitude.         

Ecuador:Magnitude of 7.8

Aftershock with a magnitude of 6.1

3. the depth of the epicenters

Japan : Around 10 Km

Ecuador: Around 21 km

4. the casualty in people's lives, injuries, and property damages in each country

Japan: 49 died and around 3100 injured,property damage between $ 5 -$ 8 million.

Ecuador : 661 killed and more than 27,000 people injured,hundreds of buildings collapsed

5. the scientific reason why the earthquake hit those areas.

Japan: Strike-slip earthquake

Ecuador: Megathrust earthquake.It occured because of the Nazca Plate's subduction below the South American Plate.

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