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In Greek mythology, Poseidon was the cause and god of earthquakes. When he was in a bad mood, he struck the ground with a trident, causing earthquakes and other calamities. He also used earthquakes to punish and inflict fear upon people as revenge. [85] In Japanese mythology, Namazu (鯰) is a giant catfish who causes earthquakes.
What causes earthquakes? Earthquakes occur when the plates that make up the Earth's crust move around. These plates, called tectonic plates, can push against each other.
The public tends to feel more negatively towards earthquakes caused by human activities than natural earthquakes. [96] Two major parts of public concern are related to the damages to infrastructure and the well-being of humans. [95] Most induced seismic events are below M 2 and are not able to cause any physical damage.
An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.At the Earth's surface, earthquakes may manifest themselves by a shaking or displacement of the ground and sometimes cause tsunamis, which may lead to loss of life and destruction of property.
An example of the distinction between a natural hazard and a disaster is that an earthquake is the hazard which caused the 1906 San Francisco earthquake disaster. A natural hazard [18] is a natural phenomenon that might have a negative effect on humans and other animals, or the environment.
The study indicated that some of 121 earthquake swarms documented over a 24-year period in a section of the Czech Republic were caused by hydroseismicity. Scientific debate
Seismology (/ s aɪ z ˈ m ɒ l ə dʒ i, s aɪ s-/; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (-logía) meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic waves through planetary bodies.
The study evaluated thousands of earthquakes on Japan’s Noto Peninsula, which is located about 190 miles northwest of Tokyo on the Sea of Japan. In 2021, after a heavy snow, the rate of ...