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Daniel walks in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a blue TVO Kids sweatshirt.

He says WELCOME TO
TVOK NEWS,
I'M YOU NEWS ANCHOR, DANIEL,
AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

On a screen behind him appear two maps showing the locations of Indonesia and Nova Scotia with the caption "Earthquake."

Daniel says TWO EARTHQUAKES HIT IN TWO VERY
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD.
THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED IN
SULAWESI, INDONESIA,
LAST FRIDAY,
AND THE SECOND ONE ON SATURDAY
IN NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA.
FIRST OFF, WHAT IS
AN EARTHQUAKE?
EARTHQUAKES ARE THE
SHAKING, ROLLING,
OR SUDDEN SHOCK OF THE
EARTH'S SURFACE.
THEY ARE THE EARTH'S NATURAL
MEANS OF RELEASING STRESS.

He pulls out a straw and says NOW, THINK OF THIS STRAW AS
THE EARTH CRUST,
APPLY FORCE AT BOTH
ENDS OF THE STRAW...
NOW, AS THE PLATES ALONG THE
SURFACE OF THE EARTH MOVE,
THEY PUT FORCES ON THEMSELVES
AND EACH OTHER.
WHEN THE FORCE IS LARGE ENOUGH,
THE CRUST BREAKS.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS,
STRESS IS RELEASED AS ENERGY,
WHICH MOVES IN WAVES
THAT WE CAN FEEL.
AN EARTHQUAKE!
SO, WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
TWO EARTHQUAKES OVER
THE WEEKEND?
THE DIFFERENCE IS THE DAMAGE
EACH OF THEM CAUSED.
THE EARTHQUAKE IN
NOVA SCOTIA MEASURED 3.1 ON
THE RICHTER SCALE.
NOW, THE RICHTER SCALE
MEASURES THE
MAGNITUDE OF AN
EARTHQUAKE UP TO 10.
THIS QUAKE WAS HEARD
AND FELT BY SOME,
BUT THERE WERE
NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE.
THE INTENSITY OF THE QUAKE
IN INDONESIA HAD A
MAGNITUDE OF 7.5, AND CAUSED
MUCH TRAGEDY AND DAMAGE.
THIS EARTHQUAKE ALSO
TRIGGERED A TSUNAMI,
WHICH IS AN EARTHQUAKE THAT
OCCURS UNDERWATER,
CREATING WAVES ALMOST
SIX METRES HIGH,
WASHING OVER THE
CITY OF PALU.
MANY AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD
ARE COMING TOGETHER TO
HELP DELIVERY FOOD, WATER,
AND MEDICAL ATTENTION.
OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO
THOSE AFFECTED IN
SULAWESI AND PALU AREAS
IN INDONESIA.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE
WITH
TVOK NEWS.

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