A seiche, is what happens in the swimming pools of Californians during and after an earthquake.
No one actually went missing during the earthquake.
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The plates in the earth collide and one goes under the other
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The techtonic plates are shifting. One plate is being overlaped by the other.
Many small, frequent earthquakes relieving stresses gradually are better than one large earthquake that happens infrequently in respect of the destruction to property involved.
A small earthquake that happens after a larger one is called an aftershock. Aftershocks happen because the crust in the area where the main earthquake happened is adjusting to the earthquake's effects.
Tsunami and/or Earthquake. I'm not 100% about some of the other stuff.
well, one hazard would be fires. with earthquakes, come broken underground pipes, such as water, and gas. Another hazard is weak structures like buildings DO NOT GO INTO A BUILDING DURING AN EARTHQUAKE! IT CAN FALL!
According to Hindu legend, an earthquake occurs when a giant serpent named Shesha, who supports the earth's crust, shakes its head. It is believed that the movement of Shesha causes the earth to tremble, resulting in an earthquake.
Hindus believe the Earth is held up by four elephants standing on a turtle that is balancing on a cobra. An earthquake happens if any one of these happens to move.