The EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES, Faulting and production of joints on the rocks, this makes the rocks become weak and hence prone to any drastic forces leading to crustal deformation. Subsidence of the crust producing either rift valleys or basins. Landslides can occur and this in turn can lead to land degradation.
Collapse of houses and other structures as well as loss of people's life, for example in 1906 the earthquake killed 700 people and caused substantial loss of property in San - Fransisco. Fire outbreak in cities , in 1906, 70% of damage in San Fransisco was due to fire outbreak. Tsunamis (wave in the ocean due to earthquake) they are also called tidal waves in 1906, Tsunamis occurred around Chile and led to the inversion of waves over the costal areas.
These were caused by the upheaval of the sea floor. Earthquakes are frequent in the west of north and south America (E.g Alaska and San Andreas) Middle East, Northern India etc
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