Earthquakes have all encompassing disastrous effects on the area of their occurrence. Some of the important ones are listed in Table
| On ground | On manmade structures | On water |
| Fissures Settlements | Cracking, Slidings | Waves, Hydro-Dynamic Pressure |
| Landslides, Liquefaction | Overturning, Buckling, Collapse | Tsunami |
| Earth Pressure and Possible Chain-effects | Possible Chain-effects | Possible Chain-effects |
