2024 Port Vila earthquake

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2024-port-vila-earthquake

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the earthquake magnitude?Mw 7.3
2. What is the date and time?December 17, 2024, 12:47:26 VUT
3. What happened in Port Vila on December 17, 2024?A big earthquake shook the city, making buildings wobble and even creating a tiny wave.
4. Why did the earthquake make a tsunami?The quake moved the seafloor, pushing water and forming a small wave.

Subduction Zone: An area where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often leading to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Seismic Waves: Vibrations that travel through Earth's layers as a result of an earthquake or explosion.
Fault Line: A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock, where movement has occurred.
Lithosphere: The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.