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How an Earthquake Occur?

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The  world has encountered  a sequence of earthquakes of  excessive magnitudes. In 2010 the devastating earthquake were 7. 0 earthquake hitting Haiti in January   that took away  greater than  two lakhs  valuable lives, the  huge 8.2  magnitude earthquake in Fiji in August, the 7. 5 earthquake in Indonesia in September, and a 7. 9  value earthquake in Fiji  during September.  Geographical studies state that  several million earthquakes shake the earth  each year, however, they  go  overlooked as  most of them  arise in sparely populated areas. The destruction, death, and sorrow  related to earthquakes  often makes us  surprise why  and how they happen. Best Sellers in Office Products How Does an Earthquake Occur? The earth  can be divided into  three  major layers: the outermost crust,  center mantle, and innermost core ( inner and outer core). The crust and the  upper mantle  collectively  form a  strong layer  known as the lithosphere .This  strong lithosphere is  further