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1.The term earthquake is applied to any tremor or shaking of the ground. Many

earthquakes are so gentle as to pass almost unrecognised, others are sufficiently pronounced to

excite general alarm, while some spread enormous destruction. Destructive earthquakes are

usually confined to limited regions. The usual phenomena recorded in well-known earthquakes

are first a trembling, next one or more severe shocks, and then a trembling which gradually dies

away. In most cases, each shock lasts only a few seconds, but the tremblings that follow may

continue for days, weeks, or even months. Noises of various kinds usually accompany an

earthquake. They have been likened to the howling of storm, the growling of thunder, the

clanking and clashing of iron chains, or the rumbling of heavy wagons along a road. Such

noises are conducted through the ground, or they may travel through the sea or air, and are often

heard at great distances from the place where the shock is felt. Some earthquakes, however, are

not accompanied by these noises. At the time of the terrible shock which destroyed Riobamba

in Ecuador on February 4, 1797, a complete silence reigned.

2.Many changes are produced on the earth’s surface by earthquakes. They cause landslips

and cracks in the earth, which will sometimes alter the drainage system of a country. They are

frequently accompanied by great sea waves, which will often sweep rocks and sand great

distances inland. Permanent elevations and depressions of land are sometimes caused. After the

great earthquakes of 1750, the coast of Chili was found to have been permanently raised from

three to four feet. Well-known examples of permanent depressions are those of the Rann of

Kutch and the coastlands near Chittagong, which suddenly sank during the Bengal earthquake

of 1762.

3.Earthquakes are the most common in volcanic and mountainous regions, and many of

them are no doubt due to volcanic action. These appear to originate in the sea, and may be due

to the flashing into steam of the water which finds its way down through cracks to theunderlying heated rocks. Others appear to originate in volcanoes themselves, being due to the

explosion of vapours which expand. Many other causes are ascribed, of which two may be

mentioned. Some earthquakes may be due to the collapse of hollows beneath the ground, and

others again to the snapping of strata which has been subjected to too great a strain. It is

noticeable that most earthquakes occur during the cold months of winter.

4.Among destructive earthquakes in modern times may be mentioned the one that altered

the Straits of Messina between Italy and Sicily in 1908, and the terrible upheaval in Japan in

1925, which destroyed whole towns and caused the death of thousands of people.

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consider suitable. Use recognisable abbreviations where necessary. Give a suitable

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