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Causes of Earthquakes - Coggle Diagram
Causes of Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics
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They majorly occur in the high risk regions of the Pacific Ring, in Philippines and Indonesia
Bhuj Earthquake, Gujarat in 2001
Folding and Faulting
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Example - San Andreas Fault of California gave rise to a major earthquake that measured 8.3 on the Richter Scale & broke the earths surface along a 402 km length in 1906
Man - Made Causes
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Konya earthquake in Maharashtra was caused by construction of the Konya dam in a seismically active region.
Volcanoes
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Ex. Eruption of Krakatoa created a violent Eq, killing ~30, 000 people in Java and Sumatra