Volume : IV, Issue : VII, July - 2015

EARTHQUAKE: ITS CAUSES, TYPES & MEARUREMENT

Karamveer Kaur

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 –In the review paper, a study on earthquakes has been done. The cause of earthquake is the formation of faults and the release of energy in the form of seismic waves. The various types of earthquake include tectonic, volcanic, collapse and explosion earthquakes. For the measurement of earthquake Richter scale, moment magnitude scale and Mercalli Scale are used.

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Karamveer Kaur Karamveer Kaur International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 7 July 2015

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