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प्रश्न
Name some Earthquakes which caused great damage.
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उत्तर
Some Earthquakes which caused serious damage to property and life are :
- Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
- South Carolina Earthquake of August 1886
- The Japan Earthquake of Oct. 28, 1891
- Kanga (Himachal Pradesh) Earthquake of April 1905
- Tokyo (Japan) Sep. 1923
- Quetta 1935
- Bihar 1934
- California Earthquake of April 1966
- Turkey Sep. 1975
- Iran 1968
- Peru 1970
- Tangshan (China) Earthquake of July 1976
- Broach Earthquake of 1970 affected part of Gujrat.
- Earthquake of 1988, had its epicentre near Darbhanga and affected parts of North Bihar, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
- The Bhuj earthquake of 2001 devastated many cities of Gujarat.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a geographical reason.
Buildings collapsed at the foothills of the Himalayas because of an earthquake. Before collapsing, they were moving forward and backward.
Arrange the following statements in chronological order in which an earthquake occurs.
- The earth’s surface vibrates.
- The plates suddenly move.
- Due to the movements in the mantle, compression goes on increasing.
- Along the weak points ( faultlines) rocks break apart.
- Stored energy is released in the form of seismic waves.
Fill in the blank:
The last of the earthquake waves to arrive on the surface of the earth are ___________ waves.
What is called an earthquake?
State two natural causes of an earthquake.
Name two man-made causes of an earthquake.
What are known as seismic focus and epicenter with respect to an earthquake?
Is it possible to predict an earthquake? Give reasons to support your answer.
How are earthquakes distributed over the globe?
How an earthquake is caused?
Earthquakes occur in the Mid-Atlantic belt.
Describe the main type of Earthquake Waves.
Why are earthquakes related to volcanoes?
Give two major causes of earthquakes.
Give one word for the following :
The surface position immediately above the origin of an earthquake.
The earthquake waves are recorded by an instrument known as ______.
Choose the odd one
Give a note on Tsunami 2004.
Name the point where the vibrations originate in an earthquake.
