Because it causes alot of damage.
Earthquakes
Greece prepares for earthquakes by educating the population on the actions they should take in the event of an earthquake or catastrophe.
In a World Called Catastrophe was created in 2002.
a lot of noise if called a catastrophe
It depends on the kind of catastrophe. Catastrophes such as hurricanes and tornadoes are caused by weather. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are geologic events. Train wrecks and industrial accidents are human-caused.
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A meltdown. In layman's terms, it's called "a catastrophe."
earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake are called "aftershocks" as to small earthquakes before large earthquakes are called "foreshocks".
The waves produced by earthquakes are called seismic waves.
I'm pretty sure that earthquakes are more common. Also, earthquakes can open up cracks in volcanoes which leads to built up pressure being released from the core of the volcano, which usually leads to a volcanic eruption.