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Earthquake
An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from a sudden release of stored energy that radiates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes may manifest themselves by a shaking or displacement of the ground and sometimes tsunamis. Most of the world's earthquakes (90%, and 81% of the largest) take place in the 40,000-km-long, horseshoe-shaped zone called the circum-Pacific seismic belt, also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, which for the most part bounds the Pacific Plate. Many earthquakes happen each day, few of which are large enough to cause significant damage. THREE CAUSES OF AN EARTHQUAKES ARE : There are three main types of fault that may cause an earthquake: normal, reverse (thrust) and strike-slip.(1) Normal faults occur mainly in areas where the crust is being extended.(2) Reverse faults occur in areas where the crust is being shortened.(3) Strike-slip faults are steep structures where the two sides of the fault slip horizontally past each other.

THREE EFFECTS OF AN EARTHQUAKE ARE :

(1) This includes damage to buildings and in worst cases the loss of human life.(2)The effects of the rumbling produced by earthquakes usually leads to the destruction of structures such as buildings, bridges, and dams.(3)They can also trigger landslides.