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Does dams cause earthquakes

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What damages would earthquakes cause?

dams, roads, bridges, telephone lines


Does constructing buildings or dams cause earthquakes?

No. The influence of buildings and damns in this aspect is quite small. Earthquakes are the result of rock moving along faults.


Do dams trigger earthquakes?

Dams trigger tiny earthquakes as the ground under the reservoir adapts to the great weight of water added to it. There is no indication that these are causes of large earthquakes. Massive dams like Hoover Dam or Grand Coulee would have triggered huge earthquakes if this was the case. The largest killer earthquakes generally occur in places with no large dams.


What destruction do earthquakes cause?

The destructioncaused by an earthquake are large in loss, it counts loss of life, houses, bridges and dams are destroyed.


What do dams cause?

dams cause many fishs' life cycle


Do earthquakes can damage buildings roads dams and many other structures?

Depending up on the intensity of an earthquake buildings, roads, dams and many other structures get damaged. Keeping in view the safety of buildings and dams from earthquakes special designs are being developed.


Do lightning cause Earthquakes?

No, lightning does not cause earthquakes.


Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?

Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.


Do earthquakes have a geologic meteorological or human cause?

Earthquakes have a geological cause.


Can dams cause droughts?

yes


Do badgers cause earthquakes?

No. See the related question below for what does cause earthquakes.


How can being a gay cause earthquakes?

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