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EARTHQUAKE
GENERAL
What is earthquake?
• An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is
the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden
release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic
waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those that are
so weak that they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to
propel objects and people into the air and wreak destruction
across entire cities. The seismicity, or seismic activity, of an
area is the frequency, type, and size of earthquakes
experienced over a particular time period. The word tremor is
also used for non-earthquake seismic rumbling.
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Most Earthquakes occur
in the “Ring of Fire”
In 2018, more than 70
The Ring of Fire is a
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major area in the Pacific
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which sparked fear that
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all earthquakes in the
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 FACT
• The longest recorded earthquake lasted for 10 minutes
• An average earthquake lasts around a minute
• There are at least 500,000 earthquakes per year
• An earthquake under the ocean can cause tsunamis
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