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An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth.

Earthquakes can be
extremely violent. They are caused by weird movements of the Earth's
tectonic plates

The study of earthquakes is called seismology. Earthquakes are usually quite


brief, but may repeat. The sudden release of tension in the tectonic plates
sends waves of energy that travel through the Earth. Seismology studies the
cause, frequency, type and size of earthquakes.

There are thicc earthquakes and small earthquakes. Large earthquakes can
take down buildings and cause death and injury. Earthquakes are measured
using observations from things. The magnitude of an earthquake, and the
intensity of shaking, is usually reported on the Richter scale. The Richter
Scale was invented by Charles Francis Richter in 1935. On the scale, 2 is
scarcely noticeable, and magnitude 5 (or more) causes damage over a wide
area.

An earthquake under the ocean can cause a tsunami. This can cause just as
much death and destruction as the earthquake itself. Landslides can happen,
too. Earthquakes are part of the Earth's rock cycle. The impact can be
measured by a seismometer. It detects the vibrations caused by an
earthquake. It puts these movement on a seismograph. The strength, or
magnitude, of an earthquake is measured using the Richter scale. The Richter
scale is numbered 0-9.Now the largest ever measured is 9.5.

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