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Earthquakes happen when two tectonic plates shift past each other because stress over comes their strength
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How plate tectonic causes tsunami?
Sometimes when plates move alongside or toward each other, great amounts of potential energy are stored in the plate boundaries. This is eventually released in the form of an earthquake. A very large undersea earthquake can cause a tsunami.
What is the main cause for earthquake activity in the ring of fire?
Tectonic Plate movement
How are plate tectonics and tectonic plates different?
An intraplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs in the interior of a tectonic plate, whereas an interplate earthquake (plate boundary earthquake) is one that occurs at a plate boundary. Intraplate earthquakes are rare, but both can inflict large amounts of damage to populated areas.
What causes an earthquake and how you know weather it is likely to happen in a particular location?
It is when two tectonic plates collide and they rubs, this causes the rubble which you get from the earthquake. You only get earthquakes if your country is in between a tectonic plate or on the tectonic plate.
What it is call when Tectonic plates collide?
convergence
How plate tectonic causes tsunami?
Sometimes when plates move alongside or toward each other, great amounts of potential energy are stored in the plate boundaries. This is eventually released in the form of an earthquake. A very large undersea earthquake can cause a tsunami.
What is the main cause for earthquake activity in the ring of fire?
Tectonic Plate movement
What fault was the kamchatka earthquake on?
The Kamchatka earthquake was on the Pacific plate.
Are the plate tectonics constantly moving and when they do does it always cause an earthquake?
Plate tectonics are always moving! they usually do have something to do with earthquakes!
What tectonic plate cause Indonesia earthquake in September 2009?
i dont know i was the one who made this question
What is created from an earthquake?
Mountains, hills, faults, ditch, and volcano.
How likely is a tectonic plate shift to cause an earthquake of significant magnitude?
Not that Often, According to scientist its about 30 years.
How are plate tectonics and tectonic plates different?
An intraplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs in the interior of a tectonic plate, whereas an interplate earthquake (plate boundary earthquake) is one that occurs at a plate boundary. Intraplate earthquakes are rare, but both can inflict large amounts of damage to populated areas.
What layer that's makes earthquake?
a tectonic plate
Which area of a tectonic plate is most likely to experience an earthquake?
The edges of the plate
Why Britain does not have major earthquake?
britain is not on a tectonic plate boundary. so although we may feel little rumbles of the earth moving, we will never get a major earthquake unless a new plate boundary is formed under us. :)
What causes an earthquake and how you know weather it is likely to happen in a particular location?
It is when two tectonic plates collide and they rubs, this causes the rubble which you get from the earthquake. You only get earthquakes if your country is in between a tectonic plate or on the tectonic plate.
