What did people think earthquakes were in the olden days?

Answer 1

Many ancient people described an earthquake as the world coming to an end, and believed that the gods were mad at them. They also believed that the world was held up by an animal, such as a turtle, and that the animal was waking up and moving, causing the earth to move as well(this was when people believed that the earth was flat). ~Ares

Answer 2

Earthquakes are described based on their magnitude (the amount of energy they produce), their intensity (a combination of the perceived and measured shaking of the ground surface and the resultant damage) and based on the type of fault that caused them (be it a thrust fault at a convergent boundary or a strike slip fault at a transform boundary).

Please see the related question for more information on earthquakes.

Answer 3

In ancient times, people often believed that earthquakes were caused by angry gods or mythical creatures moving beneath the Earth's surface. Some cultures also thought earthquakes were the result of conflicts between deities or the movement of giant animals like turtles or elephants.

Answer 4

In older times, any unexplained activity was attributed to the Gods, or their wrath.

Answer 5

they mostly blamed it on the gods.

Answer 6

disastrous