Mammoth Memory

Secondary effect – Those effects that happen as a result of the initial effect (primary effect) but later on

 

As the seconds (secondary) ticked by while she stood on the beach after the earthquake, she thought she would be ok – but there was a large after-effect coming.

As the seconds (secondary) ticked by while she stood on the beach after the earthquake, she thought she would be ok – but there was a large after-effect coming.

 

The main secondary effects of an earthquake are:

  • Fires, often involving ruptured gas lines
  • Tidal waves, which can cross entire oceans before engulfing land thousands of miles away.
  • Landslides, which cause huge amounts of material to move very quickly
  • Diseases, such as typhoid and cholera, which can spread in the unsanitary conditions often left behind by a major earthquake
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