Earthquakes

An earthquake releases energy in the form of

• Sesimicity

• Seismic waves

• Seismic trauma

Point on the earth's surface directly above the focus is called

• epic

• epicentre

• epifocus

smaller earthquakes after the main earthquake are called

• Preshocks

• Aftershocks

Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake

• True

• False

Magnitude is the only factor affecting the extent of damage of an earthquake

• true

• false

Earthquakes occur most frequently at convergent plate boundaries

• true

• false

Which of the following are risks of earthquakes? select all that apply

• Disruption to services

• Landslides

• Extreme weather conditions

• Loss of lives