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margin-bottom: 1; "> <span lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" size="1" color="#000000"> <a target="_top" href="../index.htm"><span style="text-decoration: none"> <font color="#000000">Return to Main Page</font></span></a></font></span></td></tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" dir="ltr"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber8" dir="ltr"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#CCE0FF" dir="ltr"> <p style="margin: 5" align="center"><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Tahoma" size="4">All About Earthquakes</font></span></td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3px" align="center" dir="ltr"> &nbsp;</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber9" dir="ltr"> <tr> <td width="100%" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" dir="ltr"> <p align="center" dir="ltr"> &nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MainText" align="justify" dir="ltr" style="margin: 5 10"> <font color="#CCE0FF" face="Tahoma" size="2">EARTHQUAKE a shaking or trembling of the crust of the earth, caused by underground volcanic forces or by breaking and shifting of rock beneath the surface.</font></p> <p class="MainText" align="justify" dir="ltr" style="margin: 5 10"> <font color="#CCE0FF" face="Tahoma" size="2">Earthquakes are caused by the abrupt release of stored energy within the earth&#39;s crust. These sudden fractions occur when stresses build up to the breaking point of the breaking point of the rocks miles beneath the surface in fault zones.</font></p> <p class="MainText" align="justify" dir="ltr" style="margin: 5 10"> <font color="#CCE0FF" face="Tahoma" size="2">In an earthquake, the actual movement of the ground is seldom the direct cause of death or injury. Most casualties result from falling objects and debris from buildings or other structures, which are damaged or demolished by the earthquake.</font></p> <p class="MainText" align="justify" dir="ltr" style="margin: 5 10"> <font color="#CCE0FF" face="Tahoma" size="2">Earthquakes also can trigger landslides, cause fires and flooding and generate massive ocean waves called tsunamis.</font></p> <p class="MainText" align="justify" dir="ltr" style="margin: 5 10">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MainText" align="justify" dir="ltr" style="margin: 5 10"> <span lang="en-us"> <font face="Tahoma" color="#CCE0FF" style="font-size: 8pt">(from </font></span> <font color="#CCE0FF" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 8pt">St. Charles County Division of Emergency Management<span lang="en-us"> website)</span></font></p> </td> <td bgcolor="#CCE0FF" valign="top" width="20%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" id="AutoNumber7"> <tr> <td align="center" dir="ltr"> <table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber10" bgcolor="#000080" cellspacing="3" dir="ltr"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center" bgcolor="#000080" dir="ltr"> <p style="margin: 5" align="center"><span lang="en-us"><b> <font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 9pt" color="#FFFFFF"> Earthquake Preparedness</font></b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center" bgcolor="#99CCFF" dir="ltr"> <p align="justify" style="margin: 2 5"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Knowing what to do before, during and after an earthquake can reduce the risk of injury and loss to people who live in seismic zones.</font></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 2 5"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Because our country is at moderate to high risk from earthquake and we face with major or small earthquakes every year in all regions of our country, then we should be prepared to do the best reaction in the time of earthquake.</font></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 2 5"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Planning and preparing against the earthquake, will reduce the loss of life, property and phisycal or psychological injuries in a great scale.</font></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 2 5"><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Tahoma" size="1">(From IIEES web Site)</font></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC" align="justify" height="14" dir="ltr"> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" dir="ltr"> <font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Tahoma">Please send your suggestions</font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" dir="ltr"> <span lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">Email : </font></span> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" dir="ltr"> <span lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <a href="mailto:Info@Vojoudi.com">Info@Vojoudi.com</a> </font> </span></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="margin-left: 5; margin-right: 5" align="center"> <span lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 8pt">This section has launched on July 1st 2004</font></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCE0FF" width="20%"> &nbsp;</td> <td bgcolor="#CCE0FF"> <p align="center"><b> <font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="1">All Rights reserved ©200<span lang="en-us">2-4</span> <a target="_top" href="http://www.vojoudi.com/index.htm" style="text-decoration: none"> <font color="#000000">Vojoudi.com</font></a><span lang="en-us"> - <a href="mailto:Info@Vojoudi.com">Info@Vojoudi.com</a>&nbsp; </span></font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#CCE0FF" width="20%"> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <!-- Begin Nedstat Basic code --> <!-- Title: Mehdi Vojoudi's Home Page --> <!-- URL: http://www.vojoudi.com/ --> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://m1.nedstatbasic.net/basic.js"> </script> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" > <!-- nedstatbasic("ACQE/gwVRArHTQAR4tqYA0DTKsCw", 0); // --> </script> <noscript> <a target="_blank" href="http://v1.nedstatbasic.net/stats?ACQE/gwVRArHTQAR4tqYA0DTKsCw"><img src="http://m1.nedstatbasic.net/n?id=ACQE/gwVRArHTQAR4tqYA0DTKsCw" border="0" nosave width="18" height="18" alt="Nedstat Basic - Free web site statistics"></a></noscript> <!-- End Nedstat Basic code --> </body> </html>