Question

How does an earthquake occur in nature? list some destructive and some constructive consequences of the earthquake.

Answer 1

An earthquake is tremor produced in the Earth’s crust. It is caused by the disturbances originating deep inside the Earth’s crust.
Earthquakes are extremely destructive, causing damage to property and triggering tsunamis, but they are also constructive forces creating mountains by the movement of tectonic plates. The earthquakes themselves are triggered by the movement of these plates, which causes movement and destruction on the Earth's surface

Answer 2

Answer:

The crust of the Earth is throughout not in one layer. ln fact, it consists of many layers, one above the other .the layers are fragmented .each fragment is called a tectonic plate. earthquakes happen along the edge of the tectonic plates. the plates move and push against each other. sometimes these plates snap at the weakest point along a fault line. big shock waves go out from the focus where the shock waves start .this can be up to 700 km underground .the epicenter is on the surface right above the focus.