We can classify the effects of an earthquake into the following categories: primary effects - things that happen immediately as a result of an earthquake secondary effects - things that happen in ...

Earthquakes have both primary effects (such as the destruction of buildings) and secondary effects (such as fires, water contamination, or spread of diseases) . There are ways of reducing the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Some residents in the Capital Region reported feeling the effects of an earthquake in Maine on Monday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a ...

"The primary way that they are recognized is that, in contrast to an earthquake, the effects of a cryoseism are very localized. In some cases, people in houses a few hundred yards away do not notice ...

The earthquake, which struck just after 10 a.m., was centered about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor. Its effects were felt as far north as Bangor and south as New York City. Alex de Steiguer was ...