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Earthquakes

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Fundamentals of Physical Geology

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Any trembling of earth’s surface that follows a release of energy in the earth’s crust, generated by a sudden dislocation of a segment of crust, or by a volcanic eruption, or at times by manmade explosions, is defined as an Earthquake (Pakiser 1991; Abbot 1998; Bolt 1999).

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  1. Vikaspuri, DG-2, 51C, SFS Flats, New Delhi, 110018, Delhi, India

    Sreepat Jain

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Jain, S. (2014). Earthquakes. In: Fundamentals of Physical Geology. Springer Geology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1539-4_15

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