If you are in an airplane during an earthquake, will the plane shake?
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As a pilot and a Geologist, I find this highly unlikely.  \n\nThe first consideration is the media through which the wave are transferred.  Consider this simple experiment.  If you wave your hand through the air, the wind generated wouldn't be felt by someone on the other side of the room.  Air is a terrible transmitter of vibrations.  It tends to dampen most vibration.  Now consider that the plane was several miles in the air, it seems highly unlikely that the plane would have felt the effects of the quake.\n\nSecondly, Geologically speaking, earthquake waves tend to radiate out from an epicenter and are likely never felt at the point exactly opposite the epicenter on the earth's surface.  The Iron-Nickel core dampens the shock waves of the quake to the point where waves simply never appear on the opposite side of the earth.\n\nThird, there are no alarm signals in a plane to indicate that the earth is shifting.  \n\nFourth, the plane was landing to make a refueling stop, and so was low on fuel already.  Most sources point to a running out of fuel or fuel system malfunction as teh likely cause of the accident.  \n\nFifth, the article to which you refer first appeared in the Russian equivalent of the National Enquirer or Weekly World News (Grocery Store Scandal Magazines).\n\nThus, when flying there is little to fear from the quaking earth below you.  In fact, you're probably safer where you are.
990139
I was always told to stand in a doorway.  I grew up in Alaska and experienced many quakes.  I never lived in an apartment complex.  I would definately stay off the stair and/or elevator once the earthquake began.  Do you have an earthquake survival kit?  It might be good idea to put one together if you don't.
1064188
You're in a 750,000lb piece of metal that flys through the air.  Even if it is not that important, wouldnt you want to take every precaution to prevent any slight bit of chance of crashing?
896224
No, but you'll never get through Airport Security again!!!  :o)  Answer #2...Time will tell!!!  Answer #3...When you go to the bathroom, time will fly!!!  :o)
1166032
no but that would start an earthquake in China
853741
Yes. \n\nThe earthquake starts when the two massive land masses on each side of the fault line break loose, as the Masses are trying to move and build up tremendous pressure in the fault (The actual crack between land Masses) builds and finally releases when the land Masses suddenly jolt apart causing an oscillation  resulting in an earthquake. \n\nGood question, \n\nDarryl S.
542054
an earthquake happens when tectonic plates move\n\nmountains happen when tectonic plates overlap
654209
Most of the time, clouds have no such effect on planes of any size. \nIt is only storm clouds that shake the plane, and that is because storm clouds have violent winds swirling within them.\nPilots always try to avoid storm clouds. \nBut some storm clouds are so tall and wide that the pilot, to save lots of time and distance, will fly through the edge of the cloud, avoiding the most-violent part.\nMost modern planes, and all jets, have weather radar, which shows the violent part of the cloud.\n\nClouds DO have two minor effects on the flying experience:\n1) entering a cloud, which is denser than plain air, causes the engine noises to sound louder;\n2) when descending into a cloud from clear sunshine, the clouds will suddenly diffuse the sunshine, sending bright light into BOTH sides of the plane. It could be momentarily blinding.
522890
Yes this happens and it happens because when an airplane lands it displaces air around it with a high pressure and speed.This large volume of displaced air with high speed exerts a high pressure on the car and it flies away from the track
347555
Depends also if it is muscle or fat.  The muscle can overcome the inertia & air friction.
286404
When there is an earthquake, they can measure it on the other side of the world.  If Earth was one type of solid, the vibrations are a certain way.  Because the vibrations change as they pass through the earth, they can conclude some things, like the core is liquid.  They also drill deep into the earth and pull out samples to see what is down there.  We manage to drill far enough to find oil.
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Nothin would happen.\nIf you consider two bodies the earth (name it E) and a large mass (m). \ninitially M rests on E. and you lift mass M. the force used to lift it will also act on E.\nAlso if you consider the mass M and E. as a system force exerted on dropping M would be internal and since internal forces do not cause acc. the Earth will not get unbalanced.\n\nThats good for us isn't it...
987225
if @ a constant speed, you have the same speed as the plane\nif you jump though, you ain't attached to the floor anymore to maintain the same speed, thus \ni say you land in same spot\nthere's no air resistance or friction if you jump in the air inside the airplane\nu should have the same speed continuously\n"an object in motion, will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force"
293938
well depending on how well it's built, the same thing that would happen to any reactor hear in the US if it core was breached. You would have a radiation leak
760003
its very normal I assure you .It has happened to me a million times..Its from putting yourself in a  abnormal position and using muscles that you don't normally use..it causes a shaking afterwards for a little while..completely nomal I assure you 100 percent..
1005339
Yes it can.  Being in a pressurized area for a prolonged period of time causes it.  I have a girlfriend who is a stewardess, she talks about it, and drinking anything carbonated does it to while on the plane.
599097
depends on the magnitude of the earthquake, how tall the building, the architecture.. many things\n\nthe safest place in a building is under things that wont come down, like big supporting arcs \n\nI would recomend getting out of the building