Earthquake and Flood

Things to remember

• The sudden shaking or the vibration of the Earth's crust is known as Earthquake.
• The largest earthquake ever recorded was a magnitude 9.5 in Chile on May 22, 1960.
• A British Seismologist named John Milne invented an instrument called Seismograph that is used to records the shaking of the Earth's surface.
• The Earthquake more than 6 Richter scale is very destructive.
•  Nepal was hit by the devasting Earthquake of 7.8 Richter scale on 12^th Baisakh 2072. 
• A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land.
• Some of the causes of the flood are rain, river overflow and dam breaking.
• Earthquake causes flooding and landslides.
• Earthquake inside the ocean causes a tsunami.
• We should create awareness programs about the effects of flood and earthquake.