GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates vibrations or seismic waves that radiate up to the surface, causing the ground to shake.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tectonic plates are always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction. When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction, there is an earthquake that releases energy in waves that travel through the earth’s crust and cause the shaking that we feel.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earthquakes occur when there is a sudden release of stored up energy in Earth’s upper mantle. This release of energy causes intense ground shaking and sends waves of elastic energy, called seismic waves, throughout the Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -An earthquake is the sudden movement of Earth’s crust at a fault line. The location where an earthquake begins is called the epicenter. An earthquake’s most intense shaking is often felt near the epicenter.

Detailed explanation-5: -These waves are called seismic or earthquake waves. There are different kinds of earthquake waves: body waves and surface waves. Body waves pass through the interior of the Earth whereas surface waves travel along the Earth’s surface.