Question Q15GS1GS1

Earthquake refers to seismic ter tremors that occur along a fault zone.

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Earthquake refers to seismic tremors that occur along a fault zone.

1Pacific Range of Fire as most prominent earthquake earth quake zone globally. → Earthquake due to ocean & continental plate convergence.

2Fold Mountains Regions like Himalayas as potential earthquake sites → continent-continent plate convergence.

3Earthquake swarms prominent near Iceland due to high tectonic activity.

4Anthropogenic Earthquakes due to mining, dams, wells. → Indonesia, Australia, China → high anthropogenic seismicity.

Consequences of Earthquake

Natural Consequences:

1earthquakes may begin soil liquefaction.

2oceanic forc earthquakes

can lead to tsunami

3landslides & avalanches in hills.

Consequences to Humans:

1loss of life

2By critical infrastructure like Bridge, Hospitals etc get damaged.

3Livelihood affected. → Agriculture impacted → Tourism cruise leading to decline of service sectors.

Thus, tectonic tectonically active zones should be mapped through Satellite & co as to minimize destructive consequences of earthquakes.

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Conclusion

Thus, tectonic tectonically active zones should be mapped through Satellite & co as to minimize destructive consequences of earthquakes.

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Diagram

Distribution of Earthquakes map showing Indian subcontinent with marked regions and X symbols indicating earthquake areas, includes regions marked for India, Assam, and other zones with dotted lines representing tectonic boundaries.

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Prateek Joshi

AIR 12024

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Important Geophysical Phenomena

Earthquakes

Distribution and Causes of Earthquakes

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