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प्रश्न
Give any two destructive effects of earthquakes?
उत्तर
Destructive effects are the collapse of structures, submergence of coastal parts e.g. Dwarka submergence, these change the course of rivers, danger to human life, and motivation of tsunami waves causing drastic calamities.
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