Today i.e. Tuesday morning suddenly the earth started shaking. Tremendous earthquake tremors felt in 3 countries including India. Earthquakes have been reported in Iran, Tibet and India. The intensity of the earthquake is 3-7 on the reactor scale. This is the reason why no one died due to these earthquakes. But after seeing the tremors of the earth, everyone is sitting in fear. So let us know what is the risk of buildings collapsing in a high intensity earthquake.
How intense is the earthquake?
How much impact does the reactor scale? 0-1.9 mild earthquake is felt. 2-2.9 A slight vibration occurs when an earthquake occurs. 3-3.9 There is a strong shock when an earthquake occurs. 4-4.9 Windows of houses may be damaged. 5-5.9 The fans start moving. 6-6.9 Buildings may be damaged. 7-7.9 The probability of house collapse increases. 8-8.9 Big bridges collapse. Earthquakes greater than 9 cause severe devastation.
According to media reports, an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude occurred in Tibet. At the same time, the intensity of the earthquake in Nepal was 7.1. Earthquake tremors were felt in Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand in India. In such a situation, many people started fearing that the buildings might collapse like a house of cards. However, fortunately the intensity of the earthquake was very low. So let us know what is the fear of loss of life and property in case of an earthquake of what intensity.
Why do earthquakes occur?
There are 7 major plates always rotating inside the Earth. Many times these plates collide with each other and this place is called fault line. Excessive stress on fault lines often causes the weaker part of the plates to break, causing earthquakes to be felt on Earth. The higher the epicenter of the earthquake, the greater the possibility of destruction.
What is reactor scale?
Reactor scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquake. It was discovered in 1935 by American scientists Charles Richter and Benno Gutterberg. The reactor scale operates on logarithms. The reactor scale has numbers from 0-10. In such a situation, according to the reactor scale, the minimum intensity of the earthquake can be 0 and the maximum intensity can be 10.
