EARTHQUAKE

​EARTHQUAKE

The entire earth is covered with several massive plates of rocks.

These plates are called Tectonic Plates.

It is filled with extremely hot magma.

The heat produced inside the earth moves the tectonic plates.

The plates slowly glide and collide with each other, which causes earthquakes.

The intensity of earthquakes is measured by Richter Scale developed by Charles F. Richter in 1935.

Earthquakes of 7 Richter or more are very powerful.

It can damage buildings, roads, bridges.

Some of the places that are highly prone to earth​quake

• Srinagar

• Shillong

• Guwahati

• Aizawal

• Kolkata

• Gandhidham

• Delhi

• Ahmedabad​

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