EARTHQUAKE

An earthquake is a weak to violent shaking of the ground produced by the sudden movement of rock
materials below the earth’s surface.” - Phivolcs-DOST
Types of Earthquakes

•Tectonic earthquakes - produced by sudden movement along faults and plate boundaries. is called
 
•Volcanic earthquakes. - earthquakes induced by rising lava or magma beneath active volcanoes
Magnitude is proportional to the energy released by an earthquake at the focus.
Intensity on the other hand is the strength of an earthquake as perceived and felt by people in a certain
locality.
Effects of Earthquake

Ground Shaking
Ground Rupture
Landslides
Tsunamis
Fires
Liquefaction, Subsidence, and Related Effects
Ground Shaking - result of the passage
of seismic waves through the ground
Ground Rupture - effect of earthquakes which occurs when
the earthquake movement along a fault actually breaks the
Earth's surface
Landslides - caused by earthquakes both by direct
rupture and by sustained shaking of unstable slopes.
Fires - Ground rupture and
liquefaction can easily
rupture natural gas mains
and water mains, both
contributing to the ignition
of fires and hindering the
efforts to control them
Tsunamis - series of water waves caused when the
seafloor moves vertically in an earthquake
Liquefaction, Subsidence, and Related Effects -  is when sediment grains are literally
made to float in groundwater, which causes the soil to lose all its solidity. Subsidence can
then follow as the soil recompacts. Sand blows, or sand volcanoes, form when pressurized
jets of groundwater break through the surface. They can spray mud and sand over an area a
few meters across. 
6 Components of an Earthquake Drill
1. ALARM
2. RESPONSE
3. EVACUATION
4. ASSEMBLY
5. ROLL CALL
6. EVALUATION