Most of the Indian population is unknown to the fact that fifty-five per cent area of India is highly senstive to earthquakes. That-is-why they are using indigenous methods to construct their houses, which have no resistency to earthquake shocks. This is the major reason which contributes to the severiety of damage. Geoscientists have explained its occurence on the basis of plate tectonics. It is a natural phenomenon and could not be stopped by any means but the extent of destruction could be minimised by following few preventive measures. Therefore, this contribution is being made available to all for taking care in future. This contribution highlights the important issues and problems created by earthquake like-origin of earthquake, casualties and damage, developments after earthquake, dams in relation to earthquake, impacts of earthquake, prediction of earthquakes and protection measures.
