Human activity does not affect tectonic plate movement

[Paradoxical]

The deepest wells on Earth are less than 40,000 feet deep. We barely scratch the crust.

The Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami have absolutely no relation to human activity.

[aquart]

1. How the shift in weight distribution because of the polar ice melt?

Which does have a relation to human activity.

[Paradoxical]

2. I've never seen any evidence supporting that assertion.

I've never heard of any evidence supporting the idea that human activity has any affect on tectonic plate movement.

[tabatha]

5. Human activity has no effect on tectonic plate movement.

But tectonic plate movement is not the only cause of earthquakes.

[Paradoxical]

6. Absolutely.

Localized seismic activity can be triggered by human activity. Emphasis on LOCALIZED.

Nothing we do has any affect on tectonic plate movement or earthquakes of this size.

[meow mix]

12. than you havent looked.. theres a cool site called google

it can help you id check it out sometime

[Paradoxical]

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[Paradoxical]

13. Please post a single piece of evidence supporting the claim

That humans affect plate tectonic movement.

[meow mix]

25. fine ill start your fucking research for you.. lazy enough?

i can garuntee youll not continue it either, waster

https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth501/content/p5_p4.html

[Paradoxical]

27. That isn't evidence.

[Lucinda]

3. Wiki says earthquakes can also be caused by mine blasts and nuclear tests

which are human activity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake

[Paradoxical]

4. Localized seismic activity. Not tectonic plate movement.

There is a huge difference between the two.

[hlthe2b]

7. Nonsense... The Rethugs have angered the gods...

There is no other explanation. :evilgrin:

[ej510]

8. Geothermal drilling could cause an earthquake.

[cali]

9. yes. localized. do you understand the difference between localized seismic

activity and tectonic plate shifts?

[CommonSensePLZ]

10. Actually....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1jIjx0XF_U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0816KRVncc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9i28Dy9R60

[Paradoxical]

11. Has nothing to do with tectonic plate movement.

[CommonSensePLZ]

14. Well we know that in Japan's case

They're on a very dangerous and active fault line.

[Paradoxical]

15. I don't think you're getting it.

No human activity on earth has any affect on plate tectonic movement. It doesn't matter where.

[CommonSensePLZ]

17. My point is

We can cause earthquakes, this is documented fact. They have gone as far as attempting to create machinery that can do specifically this. I doubt Japan is victim of this considering that earthquakes are as Japanese as soy sauce. I'm not arguing about the plates themselves, just the resulting earthquake.

I took Earth science and passed it, you know. I understand this stuff, plates, mantle, continental drift, not as well as a geologist, but fairly well.

Now, having taking what I posted into consideration, let's examine what actually causes an earthquake: TENSION. A strain between two plates pushing against each other, this is the currently accepted theory of what causes earthquakes, right? Is it really totally impossible that a strong enough vibration could jostle that point of tension enough to release like, cutting a taut string would cause a snap? I don't know, I'm not saying it is. As I understand it the buildup it would take for such a large earthquake to occur is millions of years, so, yes, you're probably right that this earthquake is a natural occurrence if that's true.

[Paradoxical]

19. Tension is stretching.

Compression is pushing together.
And shear force is two faces sliding opposite directions.

All three of those types of plate interactions can cause earthquakes.


And it is totally impossible that any human activity could result in any inadvertent changes in plate tectonic movement.

[CommonSensePLZ]

20. Tension and compression? omg this jargon is going way over my head :sarcasm: nt

[NutmegYankee]

16. Save your effort.

If they want to think that humans somehow effect the subduction of the Pacific Plate, then they are already too gone.

[eShirl]

18. we really need to improve science education in the U.S.

[quaker bill]

21. Thanks,

I am sure this was needed.

[nebenaube]

22. Right!

Because there is no global warming that cause the polar caps to melt that caused the water weight to redistribute that caused the glacial-rebound that causes the quakes. :sarcasm:

[WinkyDink]

23. And you know this how?

[FLPanhandle]

24. Of course it doesn't, but humans like to think they are important

and most have little understanding of science.

[DireStrike]

26. THIS is unrecced under zero?

Ye gods, is that the company I've been keeping?