Name: What Is An Earthquake? | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Series For Kids
Uploaded: 2021-07-24T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 3 min 43 s
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But hey, do you know  what just happened?

Well, this is nothing but an earthquake, a small one indeed.

Come, let me tell you  about Earthquakes today!

The surface of the Earth is like a jigsaw puzzle.

Yes, it's not a single piece of land but approximately 20 pieces  of a puzzle that constantly move, but you don't feel it because they move quite slowly.

Each of one those puzzle pieces are called 'Tectonic Plates'.

So whenever those plates hit, bump or slide past another plate, an earthquake is caused!

The surface where these plates slip is called the Fault or the Fault plane.

Most of the times, we don't feel the quakes as they are too small to reach us.

But sometimes, they are so strong  that they can be felt over 1000 miles away.

The place where the earthquake originates is called the Hypocentre and the place where it occurs on the  Earth's surface is called the Epicenter.

Here, one plate is forced over another during an earthquake, which causes a Thrust Fault.

Many hills and mountains have been formed due to the Convergent Boundary.

Here, plates are drifted apart  from each other, forming a Rift Zone.

This kind gives birth to new ocean floors.

Here, the plates here slip by each other  and this is also called Strike-Slip.

So earthquakes are nothing but the shaking, rolling or a sudden shock of the  earth's surface.

Now you know that whenever the Earth is stressed or angry, it shakes and grumbles!

The instrument used by Scientists to measure the intensity of Earthquake is known as a Seismograph!

A Tsunami is caused when earthquakes occur under water.

Yikes! I need to rush before I tumble again.

So this is me, zooming out! Tune in next time for more fun facts.

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