In Hindu mythology, Earth is held in place by eight gigantic elephants, all balanced on the back of turtle, which itself stands on the coils of a snake.More earthquakes happen in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere.His unpredictable, violent behavior earned him the nickname “ Earth-Shaker.” When he was angry, Poseidon would strike the ground with his trident and set off an earthquake. In ancient Greece, people believed that the god of the sea, Poseidon, caused earthquakes.Its “epicenter” is the point at ground level above the hypocenter.
The “focus” or “hypocenter” is the earthquake’s initial point of rupture.Earthquakes are mostly caused by geological faults, but they can also be caused by landslides, nuclear testing, mine tests, and volcanic activity.Parkfield, California, is known as “The Earthquake Capital of the World” and has a bridge that spans two tectonic plates.The ionosphere is the layer of Earth’s atmosphere about 50-300 miles (80-480 km) above Earth’s surface. Shock waves produced by Rayleigh waves or waves that roll through the Earth’s surface-in contrast to side-to-side waves or Love waves-can travel far enough upward to cause a disturbance in the ionosphere.Larger earthquakes can have aftershocks that last for years. Aftershocks occur because the displaced fault line and crust are adjusting to the effects of the main earthquake.In Japan mythology, a giant catfish called Namazu is responsible for earthquakes.Japanese mythology says that Namazu, a giant catfish, is responsible for earthquakes