The Science of Earthquakes

An earthquake is an intense shaking of Earth’s surface. The shaking is caused by movements in Earth’s outermost layer.Simply Earthquakes occur due to the sudden release of energy from the earth's crust. Due to which seismic waves are generated which cause earthquakes.Scientists can measure the magnitude...

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Historical review of destrcutive Earthquakes

When and where the oldest earthquake occurred in history cannot be said with certainty, but the first earthquake recorded by man in history occurred in China in 1177 BC, about three thousand years ago.  After that, the oldest records are found in Europe in 580 BC and Sparta in Greece in 464 BC. ...

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