Introduction Despite the increase in the number of state-of-the-art seismic stations in the world and massive advancements in research on Seismology in the last 100 years. The underlining causes of an Earthquake make the prediction and the prevention almost impossible. The only alternative left in earthquake management is the mitigation of its negative impact and reduction of loss of lives and properties when it occurs. However, a lot of success has been made in the identification of epicenters and risk assessment of different areas of the world. There is a popular phrase, ”A stitch in time saves nine”. We can never err on the side of caution. Earthquake preparation is vital because even though some regions are more prone than others, an Earthquake can occur anywhere. To this day, Seismologists’ ability to predict the time, the exact region, and the magnitude are still far-fetch. For clarity’s sake, we need to define an earthquake and itemize practical steps that can be jeered toward
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