Social Sciences, asked by helarashid12, 1 year ago

earthquake is considered to be some of the wost natural disaster. analyze.

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Answered by prachichauhan94

An earthquake (or quakes, tremors) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth. They are caused by sudden movements of the Earth's tectonic plates. ... Earthquakes are measured using observations from seismometers. The magnitude of an earthquake, and the intensity of shaking, is usually reported on the Richter scale.

helarashid12: I want how is earthquake bad actually

prachichauhan94: ) Damage to human structures – Earthquakes cause great damage to human structures such as buildings, roads, rails, factories, dams, bridges etc, and thus cause heavy damage to human property.

(2) Landslides-The shocks produced by earthquakes particularly in hilly areas and mountains which are tectonically sensitive causes landslides and debris fall on human settlements and transport system on the lower slope segments, inflicting damage to them.

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