Is nepal earthquake only caused by tectonic plate collisions?
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Nepal, India's neighbor, is experiencing earthquakes once more. The late-night november 3 earthquake claimed the lives of almost 140 individuals. The earthquake's intensity was recorded at 6.4 on the Richter scale, with Jojarkot serving as its epicenter, according to the nepal Earthquake Measurement Center. This time, the districts of Jojarkot and Rukum are most severely hit by the earthquake. A local daily, Kantipur, reports that 36 people have perished in Rukum and 95 in Jojarkot. Three helicopters have been launched by the Nepali army for relief work.
This is the fifth earthquake that has caused a significant loss of life and property in nepal during the past eight years. Over 10,000 individuals have died as a result of the Nepalese earthquake in these eight years. This is merely official data. These official statistics state that the 2015 earthquake in nepal harmed 80 lakh people.
What are focus, epicenter, and earthquakes?
An earthquake is defined as an earthly vibration. It's been classified as a natural calamity. Faults are defined by geologists as deep fissures in the crust of the earth's rocks. When energy from faults is released, earthquakes happen. The outermost layer of the planet is called the crust. The point of origin, also known as the focus of the earthquake, is the location where energy is released. Another name for the origin is the hypocentre.
Following its release from the fault, energy moves in several directions before arriving at the surface of the planet. The apical center is that location on the surface that is closest to the focus. Measuring earthquakes is only done from the epic center. Geologists state that the epic center is located directly above the focus, at a 90-degree angle. The Richter scale is used to quantify earthquakes. It might have an intensity between 0 and 10.
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