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Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural hazards on Earth. This lesson covers how and why earthquakes happen, the effects they have on people and the environment, and how communities respond. You will study contrasting case studies from a higher-income country (HIC) and a lower-income country (LIC) — a key requirement of the AQA specification.
An earthquake is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy stored in rocks along a fault line or plate boundary.
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