Mmeghari ahịhịa ụwa na-eduga ná nrụgide na ya. Esemokwu a dajụrụ site na mwepụta nke ike dị egwu nke na-ebute ala ọma jijiji ahụ. Mgbe ụfọdụ anyị na-ahụ na televishọn na akụkọ banyere ujo ọzọ mere ebe ọ bụla n'ụwa ma anyị chere na ụdị ihe ahụ adịkarịghị. N’ezie, ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ọkara nde ala ọma jijiji na-eme kwa afọ. Ọtụtụ n’ime ha pere mpe, ha adịghịkwa emerụ ahụ, mana ndị siri ike na-emebi nnukwu ihe.
Elekwasị anya na etiti
Ala ọma jijiji na-amalite n’ime ala n’otu ebe a na-akpọ ebe etiti, ma ọ bụ hypocenter. A na-akpọ ebe ahụ kpọmkwem n'elu ya n'elu ala. Ọ bụ n’oge a ka ịma jijiji kachasị ike.
Shock ife
Ike a wepụtara site na mgbado anya na-agbasa ngwa ngwa n'ụdị ebili mmiri, ma ọ bụ nkụja mmụọ. Ka ị na-ewepụ uche gị, ikike nke ujo ahụ na-ebelata.
Mbufịt
Ala ọma jijiji nwere ike ime ka ebili mmiri n'oké osimiri - oke ebili mmiri. Mgbe ha ruru ala, ha nwere ike ibibi ihe. N’afọ 2004, nnukwu ala ọmajiji mere na Thailand na Indonesia nke dị n’ala ala Oke Osimiri Indian kpatara oke mbufịt tsunami na Asia nke gburu ihe karịrị mmadụ 230,000.
Na-atụle ike ala ọma jijiji
A na-akpọ ndị ọkachamara na-amụ banyere ala ọma jijiji seismologists. Ha nwere ọtụtụ ngwa egwu dị iche iche, gụnyere Satellites na seismographs, nke na-ejide ụda ụwa ma tụọ ike nke ihe ịtụnanya dị otú ahụ.
Richter n'ọtụtụ
Ntụle Richter na-egosi ike ole ewepụtara n'oge ala ọma jijiji, ma ọ bụ n'ụzọ ọzọ - ịdị ukwuu nke ihe ahụ. Enweghi ike ileghara tremo nke nwere oke 3.5 anya, mana ha enweghi ike imebi ihe ojoo obula. A na-eme atụmatụ ala ọma jijiji na-ebibi ihe na 7.0 magnitude ma ọ bụ karịa. Ala ọma jijiji nke mere na mbufịt tsunami na 2004 nwere nnukwu ihe karịrị 9.0.