An Indian legend says that our planet is held up by four elephants that stand on the back of a turtle. The turtle is balanced on top of a cobra. When any of these animals move, the Earth trembles and shakes: an Earthquake happens.
Image from the book Pioneers of Science by Oliver Lodge
Some other people tend to explain this speaking about lithosphere, asthenosphere, tectonic plates and so on. Here you have some stuff about that.
More legends about earthquakes here.
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