Earthquake

An earthquake is a weak to violent shaking of the ground produced by the sudden movement of rock materials below the earth's surface. The earthquakes originate in tectonic plate boundary.

A very simple demonstration of the how dampers work during an earthquake https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1751318725037285851

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