Is an earthquake expected to destroy the world?

A devastating 6.4-magnitude earthquake has hit Albania in the early hours of today's morning, causing human damage and material damage.

So far, 7 victims have been confirmed, while more than 300 people are taught they have been wounded.

What really are earthquakes?

The quake is described as the earth's surface quake resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can distinguish in size from those who are too weak to feel at all until those who can destroy entire cities let Periscope know.

Earthquakes can cause tsunamis, landslides, and even volcanoes.

In recent studies, geologists claim global warming is one of the reasons for increased seismic activity. According to these studies, melting glaciers and rising sea levels alter the balance of pressure on earth's tectonic plates, thus causing earth's frequency and intensity to increase.

The earth's surface is made up of 20 ever - moving tablets.

Today's earthquake reportedly affected eight other countries besides Albania: Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Northern Macedonia.

However, it is noteworthy that scientists cannot predict earthquakes. All they can do is show where a bit-a-a-a-lot something like this can happen in order to take precautions.

Albania, like Kosovo, is seen as two countries where there is high seismic activity.

The largest recorded earthquake ever occurred in Chile in 1960. She was 9.6 in Ritter, and she felt worldwide. These seismic waves had shaken the earth for several days. The largest in the United States, meanwhile, was registered in Alaska in 1964 with a magnitude of 9.2.

All too often, the late preachers of the world have seen such an event caused by earthquakes. /Periscope