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Name two man-made causes of an earthquake. Give one example.

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Two man-made causes of an earthquake are-

  1. Construction of huge dams
  2. Nuclear explosions

For example, Koyna earthquake in Maharashtra was caused by construction of Koyna dam in a seismically active region.

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