Effects+of+Earthquakes

What are some effects of earthquakes?

Type: aftershock How does it work? it comes after the big Earthquake Real example After the big Earthquake sometime the Aftershock comes or sometimes it doesn’t it can Take weeks to months for the aftershock to come

Type: Liquedfaction How does it work? What happens is that the rock And the dirt become mud Real example Liquefaction occurs wen the soil is wet and an Earthquake appears and it makes it shake and turn into mud



Type: Shaking How does it work? Shaking s waves and surface Waves move side to side up and down. And the type of rock and soil determine where and how much the ground shakes Real example when the ground is shaking it can cause a avalanche or a landslide

Type: tsunami How does it work? Tsunamis occur wen the waves push back and move forward with a lot of Pressure. A tsunami spreads out from the Earthquakes epicenter. Real example when an Earthquake jolts the ocean floor, plate movement causes the ocean floor to rise slightly and push water out it way