Question

What is an Earthquake ? Causes of earthquake ? Effect of earthquake ? Prevention from earthquake ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇ

ᴀɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴏғ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ's ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇs sᴇɪsᴍɪᴄ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs.

ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ᴏғ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇ

ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ᴏғ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs ɪɴ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ

• ɪɴᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs. ɪɴᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴜɴɴᴇʟ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴏɪʀs ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ɢᴇᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴀʟ ᴏʀ ғʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛs.
• ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴɪᴄ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs. ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴɪᴄ ǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴɪsᴍ.
• ᴄᴏʟʟᴀᴘsᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs.

ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛ ᴏғ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇ

ᴛʜᴇ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ, sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ғᴀᴜʟᴛɪɴɢ, ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ғᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇss ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴʟʏ, ᴛsᴜɴᴀᴍɪs.

ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇ

• ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛs, ɢʀᴀʙ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇɴᴄʏ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅɴᴇss ᴋɪᴛ.
• ɢᴇᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏʀ ᴅᴇsᴋ.
• ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴏғ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡs—ɢʟᴀss ᴍᴀʏ sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ.
• ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ғᴀʟʟ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋᴄᴀsᴇ.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Definition

A sudden shaking or trembling of the earth which lasts for a very short time is an earthquake.

Causes

Of the continental plate and oceanic plate brush last one another or collide with one another, then they cause disturbance in the earth's crust. This disturbance shows up as an earthquake on the earth surface.

Effect

Minor earthquakes are hardly noticeable. But major earthquakes are very dangerous. They can cause immense damage to buildings, bridges, dams and people. It can also cause floods, tsunamis and landslides.

Prevention

Try to get a shelter under a table.

Stay away from tall and heavy objects.

If your are on a bed, then cover you head with a pillow immediately.

If you are in a bus or car, then drive slowly to a clear spot.