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you you're laughing right watching me tumble like that are you oh no no go

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ahead but hey do you know what just happened

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There we go again!

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

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Come, let me tell you about earthquakes today.

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Zoom in!

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The surface of the earth is like a jigsaw puzzle.

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Yes, it's not a single piece of land but approximately 20 pieces of a puzzle that constantly move.

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But you don't feel it, because they move quite slowly.

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Each one of those puzzle pieces are called tectonic plates.

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

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

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So, when do you think it happens?

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Well, it happens all the time.

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But hey, don't be scared.

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

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

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The place where the earthquake originates is called the Hypo Center.

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And the place where it occurs on the earth's surface is called the epicenter.

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There are three types of earthquakes.

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Convergent Boundary

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Here, one plate is forced over another during an earthquake, which causes a thrust fault.

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Many hills and mountains have been formed due to the convergent boundary.

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Divergent Boundary

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Here plates are drifted apart from each other, forming a rift zone.

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This kind gives birth to new ocean flows.

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Transform Fault.

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

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

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Now you know that whenever the earth is stressed or angry, it shakes and grumbles.

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Don't be scared, I was just kidding.

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Trivia Time!

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The instrument used by scientists to measure the intensity of earthquake is known as a seismograph.

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A tsunami is caused when earthquakes occur under water.

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Whoa! Whoa! Yikes!

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I need to rush before I tumble again.

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So this is me zooming out.

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Tune in next time for more fun facts.