Effects of Earthquakes
Primary effects of earthquakes
- Collapsed buildings, roads and bridges
- Death, Injury
- Damaged gas and water pipes, damage to electricity supplies
Secondary effects of earthquakes
- Disease, starvation
- Landslides
- Tsunamis(Giant Waves)
- Fires
Buildings After An Earthquake
Photograph US Geological Survey
Earthquakes usually kill more people through the secondary effects than by the initial effects of falling buildings. In the long term, whole communities can be disrupted, as people are afraid to return to their homes.
Train After An Earthquake
Photograph US Geological Survey
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