Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic substances, often with a crystalline structure. They are composed largely of the most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust oxygen & silicon, coupled...
India has a very high frequency of great earthquakes (magnitude greater than 8.0) in comparison to the moderate earthquakes (magnitude 6.0 to 7.0). For example, during 1897 to...
The waves generated by the earthquake are called Seismic waves. The study of earthquake and seismic waves is called Seismology and the researchers are called Seismologists. Seismic waves...
Earthquake Magnitude and Earthquake Intensity are two terms often misunderstood. Earthquake magnitude is a measure of the size of the earthquake reflecting the elastic energy released by the...
In Earthquake, there is a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust, which leads to a series of motions because of the waves created due to this...
Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere. The invisible geomagnetic lines stretch from one pole, curve far out into space, then go back to the opposite pole. The curved...
Using the seismic data, the scientists had first postulated the existence of a fluid core. In 1915, Gutenberg published a measurement of the core’s radius. In 1936, Danish...
The mantle is a highly viscous layer between the crust and the outer core. The boundary between crust and mantle is called Mohorovičić discontinuity after the name of...
Earth’s crust is the outermost layer composed of various types of rocks. The boundary between the crust and mantle is generally called the Mohorovičić discontinuity. Thickness of Continental...
