This figure of earthquake in New Zealand is going to create fear. This is the reason why New Zealand is also called ‘earthquake land’. The US Geological Survey has created panic by issuing a tsunami warning after the latest earthquake.
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New Zealand) fast once again earthquakes Was shaken by the shock of. Panic spread everywhere due to an earthquake of magnitude 7.1. According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was about 10 kilometers inside the earth. USGS has issued a warning of dangerous tsunami waves rising up to 300 kilometers in the Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand.
According to one information, more than 20,000 earthquakes occur in New Zealand every year. But the answer to why is hidden in the underworld. This figure of earthquake coming in New Zealand is shocking and instills fear in everyone. Let us try to know through some key points why New Zealand is called earthquake land. Why does this country keep on trembling again and again.
- The tectonic plates of the Pacific region and Australia are in large quantities under the land of New Zealand. These plates are called Aotearoa.
- Experts say that tectonic plates often collide with each other. Sometimes their collision is very strong. And during this, explosions often happen. Which causes earthquake.
- According to an article published in New Zealand’s annual journal GNS Science, where tectonic plates collide with each other, energy gets accumulated. And when this energy makes its place, the earth there trembles.
- The boundaries of both California and New Zealand are part of the Pacific Plate. The Pacific Plate rotates anticlockwise and frequently rubs against the plates of the American continent.
- It is said that their collision is very powerful. Due to this, frequent tremors keep coming in the area. The bigger their collision, the stronger the effect of the earthquake.
- Although New Zealand’s earthquake is less dangerous than Japan and many other areas. But due to the frequent shaking of the earth, the lives of the people in the country are at hand.