Earthquakes are Signs of Allah

“Are you confident that the One in heaven will not cause the earth to collapse beneath you as it vibrates?” (Quran, 67:16)
١٦ أَأَمِنْتُمْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَنْ يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَمُورُ
Although earth scientists understand how earthquakes might occur, they lose faith in their capacity to anticipate such events.
Glorious Quran underlines the fact that without knowledge, will and wisdom the Creator nothing happens in the cosmos. Earthquakes are part and parcel of the Divine design to punish people who are ill – just like many other natural disasters – doers try the devils and teach the saved people the lesson of their lives. If not, people will never learn from their own errors, or even from the faults of others, until they do this. No one can help in their forecast understanding the mechanics used to produce earthquakes and measure their intensities and magnitudes. The only way to prevent such and other catastrophes is to heal the Creator and to live by His directions.
In the glorious Quran the word ‘earthquake’ is twice mentioned, denoting ‘The Last Hour Quake’ which, over its lengthy history, is far more catastrophic than the earthquakes which have hit our factory. The Qur’an Glorious reads:
يٰۤـاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوْا رَبَّكُمْ‌ۚ اِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَىْءٌ عَظِيْمٌ
يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّاۤ اَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكٰرٰى وَمَا هُمْ بِسُكٰرٰى وَلٰـكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللّٰهِ شَدِيْدٌ
“O mankind! Fear your Lord and be dutiful to Him! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour (of Judgment) is a terrible thing. The Day you see it, every nursing mother will forget her nursling, and every pregnant one will drop her load, and you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet they will not be drunken, but severe will be the Torment of Allah.” (Surat Al-Hajj, :1-2)
The Qur’an says:
قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَاَتَى اللّٰهُ بُنْيَانَهُمْ مِّنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَاَتٰٮهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ
“ Those before them indeed plotted, but Allah struck at the foundation of their building, and then the roof fell down upon them, from above them, and the torment overtook them from directions they did not perceive.” (Surat An-Nahl, 26)
And in the same chapter we read an emphasis on this conclusion as the Qur’an reads:
اَفَاَمِنَ الَّذِيْنَ مَكَرُوا السَّيِّاٰتِ اَنْ يَّخْسِفَ اللّٰهُ بِهِمُ الْاَرْضَ اَوْ يَاْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَۙ
“Do then those who devise evil plots feel secure that Allah will not sink them into the earth, or that the torment will not seize them from directions they perceive not?” (Surat An-Nahl :45)
We can clearly see from the previous two verses that the major reason behind the punishment for earthquakes is to plot the way of Allah and to develop wicked activities against persons or against humanity in general. The Glorious Quran repeating constantly stresses that the Creator’s wrath towards the evildoers of his creation has, and is, manner of expressing his wrath against earthquakes, rip-ups, tsunamis, hurricanes, cyclones, tropical storms, tropical depressions and other natural catastrophes. If innocent people are captured in this form of punishment, Allah will rebel against them and reward them extensively in accordance with their intentions. The Unfailing Quran reads:
“Do you then feel secure that He will not cause a side of the land to swallow you up, or that He will not send against you a violent sand-storm? Then, you shall find no Wakil (guardian – one to guard you from the torment).” (Surat Al-Isra:68)
The Qur’an emphasizes the fact that earthquakes were among other forms of punishment of previous deviators and ill-doers by saying:
فَكُلًّا اَخَذْنَا بِذَنْۢبِهٖ‌ ۚ فَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا‌ ۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَخَذَتْهُ الصَّيْحَةُ‌ ۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ‌ ۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَغْرَقْنَا‌ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيَـظْلِمَهُمْ وَلٰـكِنْ كَانُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُوْنَ
“So We punished each (of them) for his sins; of them were some on whom We sent Hasib (a violent wind with shower of stones) (as the people of Lut) and of them were some who were overtaken by As-Saihah (torment – awful cry. (as Thamud or Shu’aib’s people)), and of them were some whom We caused the earth to swallow (as Qar’an (Korah)), and of them were some whom We drowned (as the people of Nuh (Noah), or Fir’aun (Pharaoh) and his people). It was not Allah Who wronged them, but they wronged themselves.” (Surat Al-‘Ankabut:40)
The Glorious Quran, together with other natural disasters, also makes earthquakes a perpetual threat to people who do wrong and constantly breach the God’s direction by saying:
اَمْ اَمِنْتُمْ مَّنْ فِى السَّمَآءِ اَنْ يُّرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا‌ ؕ فَسَتَعْلَمُوْنَ كَيْفَ نَذِيْرِ
وَلَـقَدْ كَذَّبَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيْرِ
“Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall know how (terrible) has been My Warning? And indeed those before them belied (the Messengers of Allah), then how terrible was My denial (punishment)?”. (Surat Al-Mulk: 17-18)
Geologically it’s a process through which a long, thin continental is generated which is bounded by normal defects. This is an area-wide grab and denotes an area on the surface of the Earth along which the lithosphere ruptures under extension throughout its thickness. In fact, it’s a wonderful activity to try to comprehend the mechanisms used to carry on an earthquake and the numerous types of seismic waves that accompany it, to classify earthquakes and to generate measures both for their intensity and magnitude. More wonderful are the processes used to forecast earthquakes and the essential steps to avoid or limit its risks during and after the earthquake. Consolidation studies of buildings, bridges, highways, power lines and other structures.
Studies are highly regarded with respect to building strengthening, bridges, highway, utility lines and other disaster-related projects. This, however, does not challenge, that without the Creator’s intelligence, understanding or will nothing happens in the universe. Therefore, if earthquakes are to be avoided, we must follow His advice and as much as possible avoid His displeasure.