Are earthquakes natural disasters

Answer 1

A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g. flood, tornado, volcanic eruption, earthquake or landslide) that effects the environment and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses.

Answer 2

Because the earth, or nature, is causing them. Humans have nothing to do with it. Earthquakes are caused by the earth's plates moving, and tsunamis are caused usually by earthquakes. Landslides are generally caused by either rain or earthquakes, not humans. (usually)

Answer 3

These are termed as natural disasters as they are caused due to the movement of tectonic plates and not through human activities.

Answer 4

they can affect a huge impact on people so that's how they are classified as a natural disaster. Good question

Answer 5

Earthquakes can occur as magma moves underground and breaks rock around it.

Answer 6

Yes, earthquakes are natural disasters.