Question

Write about the effects of an earthquake?

Answer 1

1. Earthquakes may cause changes in the earth’s surface. Vibrations often set landslides in mountainous regions.
2. A greater danger in an earthquake is the falling of buildings.
3. Fire is another great danger. Underground water system is naturally disturbed by such movements.
4. An earthquake which originates below or near the sea causes great disturbance in the water.
5. Tsunami, a Japanese term, is the name given to the huge wave caused in the sea by an earthquake.