Earthquake

Basic Information

An earthquake is a powerful release of energy within a planetary crust, which manifests itself as tremors which cause people and objects to fall down and cause property damage - sometimes even destroying buildings entirely.

See Also

• California - one of the most popular places for earthquakes
• Japan - one of the most popular places for earthquakes
• The Forbidden Plateau - the strongest earthquake on Canadian soil occurred there.
• Tsunami - these are often caused by underwater earthquakes.

• Event/News: Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Rocks Northern Chile
• Event/News: Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Hits Northern Japan
• Event/News: Powerful Earthquake Rattles Northeastern Indonesia
• Event/News: Quake in Iran kills 7, sends tremors across Gulf
• News: A Prophetess Offers Hope for Quake-Ravaged Haitians
• News: Rescuing A Potential Nuke From The Chile Quake - how an earthquake can complicate a mission.
• News: Scientologists in Haiti - A Firsthand Account - how not to act in the aftermath of an earthquake.
• News: Tremor-Plagued California Fault About To Unleash The Big One

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• If the earthquake is bad enough, the player characters can temporary slip into an After The End scenario without the world actually ending - the infrastructure is gone, help is insufficient, many people are wounded or dying, and the government is unable to reassert its authority.
  • For many reasons linked to from the respective article, including their ongoing fiscal troubles, California is a prime candidate for the total collapse of order and civilization after an earthquake.