EARTHQUAKE SOME FACTS:-
1. Focus of an Earthquake: it is also called as hypocenter it refers to the point of origin of earthquake that is where movement got initiated.2. Epicenter: it is the vertical trace of the focus onto the Earth surface. in general the maximum damage is not at the epicenter but around the epicenter.
3. Tectonic earthquake: are those which are associated with faulting.
4. Volcanic earthquake: are associated with major volcanic eruptions.
5. Shallow earthquake: focal depth less than 70 KM. With few exceptions, Shallow earthquakes are more destructive in nature.
6. Intermediate earthquake: focal depth between 70 km to 300 km.
7. Deep earthquake: focal depth between 300 km to 700 km.
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