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No, they are caused by tectonic plate movements.
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Is an earthquake weather related geologic or caused by humans?
Earthquakes are caused by geologic forces.
What types of natural disasters are caused by external forces?
tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes
Which of these events is caused by contact forces?
earthquakes along the San Andreas fault in California
What caused the great valley?
Geologists think that the Great Rift Valley was caused by violent underground forces. Perhaps underground earthquakes and plate movement.
What causes earthquakes to happen in cities?
Earthquakes are caused by two plates getting hung up, or locked in place. The tremors that follow are the usual forces that move the tectonic plates.
Are tornadoes associated with earthquakes?
No. Tornadoes can cause mild ground vibrations, enough to register on a seismograph, but not enough to be felt, but one would hardly call that an earthquake. Tornadoes are caused by severe thunderstorms. Earthquakes are caused by movement in Earth's crust. Such forces are completely unrelated.
Are most earthquakes caused by folding?
Most earthquakes are not caused by folding they are actually caused by faulting a sudden movement of land caused by friction.
What are earthquakes related to?
Earthquakes are related to plate movements as it is caused by them.
What are explosion earthquakes?
earthquakes caused by a nuclear or chemical reaction
Are tsunamis caused by tidal waves?
no it is caused by earthquakes
What are earthquakes caused by?
Tremors
What are faults caused by?
earthquakes
