What are Earthquakes?
Earthquakes are sudden, violent shakings or tremblings of the Earth’s surface. They occur when there is a sudden release of energy from inside the Earth. This energy is stored up as rocks underneath the Earth’s surface get slowly bent, squeezed, or twisted over time by the movement of the big tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s crust. When the stress on the rocks becomes too great, they suddenly break or rupture along cracks called faults. This abrupt movement releases the stored-up energy in waves that travel through the Earth’s layers, causing the shaking we feel during an earthquake.
Earthquakes in India| Class 11 Geography Notes
Earthquakes are sudden, violent shaking movements of the Earth’s surface caused by the abrupt release of energy from within the Earth’s crust or upper mantle. They occur along fault lines or tectonic plate boundaries and can range from gentle tremors to catastrophic events capable of causing widespread destruction and loss of life.
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