Earthquakes

Earthquakes shake the ground surface, can cause buildings to collapse, disrupt transport and services, and can cause fires. They can trigger landslides and tsunami in short, earthquakes can be very destructive. In this free course, Earthquakes, you will look at why, where and what happens when they occur and also at how earthquakes are assessed qualitatively and quantitatively.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Earthquakes
• 1 Earthquakes
• 1.1 What happens during an earthquake?
• 1.2 Earthquake-triggered landslides and tsunami
• 2 Why do earthquakes occur?
• 2 Why do earthquakes occur?
• 3 Where do earthquakes occur?
• 3 Where do earthquakes occur?
• 4 The size of earthquakes
• 4 The size of earthquakes
• 4.1 Earthquake intensity
• 4.2 Earthquake magnitude
• 4.3 Seismic energy
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements