WHEN THE EARTH SHOOK

SLIDES PREPARED BY Mrs Jyothi Singh for Educational purpose Thanks to all the links for help.

PLATE TECTONICS ( INDIA+ AUSTRALIA)

There are thousands of earthquakes across the Earth each day. Most are too small to be detected without monitoring equipment, but some are powerful enough to destroy a city.

Earthquakes are most common at plate boundaries. The relative motion of two plates releases energy into the crust and causes faults to form and move.

DISASTER

DISASTER MEASURED BY RICHTER SCALE

Seismology measures the magnitude and location of earthquakes

RICHTER SCALE

RESCUE

EARTH QUAKE RELIFE

AMAZING FACTS• There are about 8,000 earthquakes a day.

That's one every 11 seconds!• Only 1 in 5 earthquakes can be felt by people,

and only 1 in 5,000 causes any damage.• Earth quakes last from less than a minute to 3-

5 minutes• Moon has quakes too

What we feel is just 10% of what’s going inside

Induced seismicity

Earthquake Storms Animals can predict Quakes!

PRECAUTIONS ( WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?)

WE SHOULD

• RUN OUT IN OPEN• OR SIT UNDER THE TABLE AND HOLD TIGHT• MEDICINES MATCH AND WATER TO BE KEPT

IN REACH OF HAND• KEEP FIRE EXTINGUSHER READY –

REACHABLE• GIVE A CALL TO FAMILY AND NEIGHBOURS