Question

Identify the Man-made causes of Earthquake ______.

• A. Construction of dams
• B. Nuclear explosions
• C. Blasting rocks
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of these

Following activities of humans can trigger an earthquake:

Building huge dams, Mining, Blasting of rocks, Nuclear explosions, hydraulic fracturing, large scale construction activities.

However, it needs to be understood that the shaking or the tremors caused due to these types of human activities might not be that significant.