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=Primary and secondary effects of earthquakes =

We can divide the effects of an earthquake into those known as theprimary effects and those known as the secondary effects.

**Primary effect**s of an earthquake are those resulting directly from the earthquake itself. These include; buildings collapsing; roads cracking; bridges giving way; shattering of glass and injuries / deaths resulting from these.

**Secondary effects** are those that result from the primary effects. For example ground shaking may result in the cracking of gas and water pipes (primary effects) this can result in severe fires due to explosion from escaping gas and difficulties in putting out fires due to lack of water from burst mains (secondary effects). Other secondary effects include, homelessness, business going bankrupt and closing etc.

=Haiti Earthquake =