EVOLUTION OF VIEWS OF EARTHQUAKE Flashcards
IN JAPAN
NAMAZU
IN INDIA
NAGA
PHILIPPINE MYTHOLOGY
BERNNARDO CARPIO
the patron of lovers and
of generation (procreation), could be a reference to the
destructive effect of the earthquake.
DIAN MASALANTA
In some version of the creation myth, the earthquake is not personified but rather caused by
BATHALA MEYCAPAL
The Earth is essentially dry but rain fills it with moisture. Then the Sun and its own fire warm the water and give rise to a quantity of wind both inside and outside it. Thus, the
movement of this wind in underground caverns gives rise to earthquake.
ARISTOTELIAN PHILOSOPHY
CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY
ALFRED WEGENER
underground materials similar to gunpowder explode below the earth causing earthquakes.
ROBERT HOOKE
ELASTIC REBOUND THEORY
HENRY FIELDING REID
PLATE TECTONICS THEORY
HARRY HESS