An Earthquake

Sir I my daughter study in the class 6 and she has given a topic as an assignment ion the earthquake so I have to help her can you please give me some details on the same

[Pathak]

Hello, an earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.

Earthquakes can be violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities.

The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time

Effect of earthquakes

Floods
Tsunami
Fires
Soil liquefaction
Landslides and avalanches
Human impacts

Common Terms used in earthquakes

Fault or fault plane = the surface where when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another

Hypocenter = the location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts

Epicenter = the location on the surface of the earth directly above the hypocenter

Some notable Earthquakes

1556 Shaanxi earthquake

The 1976 Tangshan earthquak

Good Friday earthquake (March 27, 1964)

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is