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If you mean tetonic plates, then no, sliding tetonic plates cause earthquakes.
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What do sliding plates release that causes earthquakes?
Sliding plates release tension and energy to cause earthquakes.
What are underground plates called?
sliding,seperating,and colliding plates and tectonic plate . Tectonic plates are the one which cause earthquakes
Many strong earthquakes are caused by what?
Many strong earthquakes are caused by plates sliding apart.
What events can cause earthquake?
Earthquakes are caused when two continental plates slide together. The crust of the earth is not one piece, but many that move extremely slowly. Only sliding plates can cause earthquakes. Hope this helped!
What can be caused by slipping sliding and colliding of the tectonic plates?
Seismic Activity - Earthquakes or Tremors which in turn can cause can cause oceanic disturbances such as Tsunami's
Are earthquakes caused by plates sliding past each other?
lithospheric plates slide scrape against each other during an earthquake which is the cause of one.
What is most damaged by earthquakes?
Most earthquakes are caused by plates sliding aginst each other.
Do colliding plates cause earthquakes?
Actually colliding plates cause earthquakes
What cause plates?
earthquakes
Sliding plates cause?
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When plates collide they cause what?
they cause earthquakes
What two plates cause most of Alaska's earthquakes?
The Pacific and North American plates cause most of Alaska's earthquakes.
