An earthquake is a very dreadful natural calamity. When the
surface of the earth shakes, we call it an earthquake. It is caused due to the
relative movement of seismological plates within the earth. It releases a lot
of energy.
An instrument called seismograph is used to measure the force of an earthquake. The
point where an earthquake breaks out is called the epicentre of the earthquake.
If an earthquake is mild, it does not do much harm. But if
it is violent, it can be very dangerous to life and property. If the earth
shakes for two or three minutes violently, brick houses fall down and the inmates are buried alive. It is
difficult for men to remain standing. Due to severe shocks, trees and towers
are uprooted, and the earth can
become uneven. Sometimes, the water of a river or ocean is dried up and land
appears there. An earthquake may cause a tsunami too claiming thousands of
lives. Crops are destroyed. As a result a famine may breakout.
The major earthquake-prone countries of the world are Japan,
India, China and Russia. Thousands of people have lost their lives and many
more have been rendered homeless in different earthquakes which have occurred
now and then. An earthquake is a terrible thing, but it is beyond human control.
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