earthquake earthquake A natural disaster caused by the vibration of the ground. Due to the release of energy to reduce stress accumulation within the earth's crust to balance out the constant. Scientists still can not predict the time, location and severity of the earthquake that will occur in the future. You should learn to understand the process of a real earthquake. As for ways to reduce the damage caused by the earthquake , the earthquake was caused by two big reasons why the first human trials including the atom bomb. The water storage in dams And the explosion of mines. The second cause is the main cause of earthquakes. It is a natural occurrence caused by the movement of tectonic plates. The theory of the mechanism of the earthquake accepted theory is that there are currently two theories on the expansion of tectonic theories of recovery of the object.