Groundquake
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Groundquakes were natural phenomena on rocky planets. As their internal cores spun, they created rift zones, faults, and plates on the surface as a result of convection currents. When two plates moved past each other, or slid past or under each other, the immense friction would result in a groundquake and anything caught in the shock wave would be damaged or destroyed from shaking. Scales for measuring groundquakes included standard magnitude[1] and the Imperial quake scale.[2]
A magnitude 77.88 groundquake was mentioned as being fairly major.[3]
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Natural occurrences of groundquakes
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Groundquakes were common to Berchest[1], Shola, Riflor, Velusia, and many other planets.
In 43.5 ABY, groundquakes occurred on the planet Kessel.
Artificially created groundquakes
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When Bao-Dur's Mass Shadow Generator was activated once again on Malachor V it unleashed massive and devastating groundquakes that literally tore the planet apart.
The initial shot on Despayre from the first Death Star's superlaser triggered massive groundquakes and shifted entire tectonic plates.[4]
Appearances
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- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
Groundquakes Hit Berchest Cities—HoloNet News Vol. 531 47
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Mercy Mission"
- Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (First appearance)
- Death Star
- Allegiance
"Rude Awakening"—The Black Sands of Socorro
- Star Wars: Force Commander
- Mission from Mount Yoda
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
- The Unifying Force
Sources
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- Revenge of the Sith: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Mission from Mount Yoda
- Coruscant and the Core Worlds
- Galaxy of Intrigue
Mercy Mission on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
Notes and references
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Groundquakes Hit Berchest Cities in HoloNet News Vol. 531 47
- ↑ Mission from Mount Yoda
- ↑ Mission from Mount Yoda
- ↑ Death Star
See also
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Earthquake on Wikipedia