What are the effect of Earth quake.?

1.	What are the effect of Earth quake.?
Answer» 1) Earthquakes have all encompassing disastrous effect on the area of their occurrence.2)Apart from these, earthquakes also have some serious and far reaching enviromental consequences.3) surface seismic waves produce fissures on the upper layer of the earth crust through which water and other volatile materials gush out, inundating the neighbouring areas<br>Following are the effects of the earthquake:\tGround shaking: Surface waves that are near the epicenter are responsible for the earthquake. The intensity of ground shaking depends on the duration, local geology, and distance.\tDamage to a man-made structure.\tAn outbreak of fire and spilling of hazardous chemicals.

Discussion