Earthquake

Meaning

• vibrations or tremors on the surface of Earth
• ==Scales==
  • Ritcher Scale
  • Modified Mercalli

Reasons for it’s occurrence

NATURAL	ANTHROPOGENIC
➡️ Plate Tectonics	➡️ Nuclear blast
➡️ Volcanic Eruption	➡️ Mining blast
➡️ Landslide on large scale	➡️ Reservoir

Vulcanism

• Central eruption type of volcanoes are associated with the earthquake origin in the given area

Important Case Studies

• How Energy is released leading to an Earthquake
• Focus
• Turkey Earthquake
• Bhuj Earthquake
• The Most Major Earthquake of the world

Impact

• Fault
• Landslides
• Tsunami
• Soil Liquefaction

refer: Earthquake Management