Are you surprised to know that earthquakes are good for the earth? of course! You may be right and you have every reason to believe it. Earthquakes are very destructive from human points of view, but they are very creative from the earth's point of view.
An earthquake must be construed as the law of nature that occurs to balance the energy of the earth. The total energy emitted by an earthquake will be equal to 100 million kilowatts. And this energy is a very tiny amount of energy released out of the total accumulated energy that existed inside the earth. If such a vast amount of accumulated energy is not leaked through an earthquake, you can imagine its effect. Simply put, the earth would not be a habitable place for living things.
Strictly speaking, all the destruction being attributed to the earthquakes is anthropogenic. Basically, housing technology is not strong enough to sustain earthquakes, and they become the cause of destruction as well as loss of life. In the majority of cases, people die under the roof. People normally do not feel it if they are in an open place or in the field. Here, the role of the government comes into play. A quake-proof certificate must be made mandatory for everyone. This way, the damage and loss of life can be minimized.
However, there would not have been mountains, rivers would have flown straighter, and sea floors, valleys, and deserts would have been different had the earthquakes not taken place. These findings are well articulated by husband-and-wife seismologists named Kusula Rajendran and CP Rajendran. Both have written a book, “The Rumbling Earth,” after a long tour of the world for 35 years to learn all about earthquakes. They write, “tremors caused by plate tectonics are one of the most fundamental dynamic motions of our planet.” In order to make it more understandable, the book mentions the1897 Assam Earthquake,” which is called ‘liquefaction” in the Geological Survey of India. Liquefaction happens when intense pressure is built below the surface that causes an instantaneous eruption of volcano of mud. It leads to a river or lake depending on the size of the land.
The book forms an opinion about earthquakes based on different sources like letters, diary entries, survey records, historical paintings, and so on. It further mentions that the Rann of Kutch earthquake happened at 8.2 on the Richter scale, which altered the course of the Nara River.
The book presents many historical data points so as to understand the nitty-gritty of the earthquakes that happened in the past and how they all could formulate a solution to read them before they take place in the future.
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5 months agoSeeing the earthquake through new eyes.Good!