Why are earthquakes dangerous?

Answer 1

Earthquakes can be quite dangerous.How you ask?Well here's your answer.

It could destroy thousands of homes.And it could kill many,many people.How else can an earthquake be dangerous?Leave comments below.

Answer 2

Major earthquakes can knock down buildings and bridges and destroy dams. Ruptured gas lines can ignite, resulting in fires and explosions. Earthquakes near coastal regions can displace enormous volumes of water, resulting in massive flooding. Such flooding (tsunami) typically kills more people than who die beneath building rubble.

Answer 3

Earthquakes have the capacity to create significant damage to buildings and infrastructure causing collapse of structures, fires and explosions due to the rupturing of underground gas mains.

They can in turn cause landslides and tsunamis, further contributing to the potential damage.

All of this can happen with very little warning as scientists are currently unable to predict when an earthquake will occur with any certainty.

However at the same time, you should remember that in developed countries, buildings and other structures in earthquake prone areas are designed to be earthquake resistant and so the risks are greatly reduced.

Answer 4

They shouldn't because it usually means that the earths plates are shifting and maybe this can be my opinion but if anyone else thinks earthquakes are scary its because the get scared when a building or house and their items start falling or jumping or shaking.

Answer 5

Because they are undetectable. You can see when a blizzard or a hurricane is going to hit, but not an earthquake. They are also some of the most destructive and powerful natural disasters, and can destroy whole cities and kill hundreds in a few minutes. When people feel a earthquake they usually think the worst, because they know the power of these incredible natural disasters.

Answer 6

Earthquakes usually strike without warning. In an earthquake, the ground itself, something we usually thing of as firm and still, moves. Earthquakes can cause great destruction and kill large numbers of people.

Answer 7

cause an earthquakes ?

it cause when collide or slide against each other