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Do volcanoes cause eartquakes?
Earthquakes are usually caused by a shift of rock along a fault line, snapping into a new alignment.
What are some characteristics of San Francisco?
some are eartquakes and many things
Many strong earthquakes are caused by what?
Many strong earthquakes are caused by plates sliding apart.
Why do eartquakes happen at faults?
Fault lines are caused by differential or shear movement, when fault lines slip rapidly energy is released causing an earthquake.
What makes a mountain occur?
eartquakes
How many eartquakes are detected each year?
Around 500,000 are detected worldwide each year.
Do glaciers cause valleys or earthquakes?
Only by glaciers and rivers not eartquakes
What instruments do geologists use to measure the eartquakes intensity?
A seismograph and a seismoscope.
How are eartquakes and volcanos realated?
earthquakes make volcanoes because of tectonic plates
What caused Kobes earthquake?
The Kobe earthquake was extremely strong. It caused an awful lot of damage and many people were devastated with the terrible damage. The strength was so strong that it caused the roads to crack, bulidings to collapes, things to fall aparts and much much more!
What are strong earth quakes caused by?
Earthquakes are caused by vaults. (Cracks in the earth.) The 2 broken pieces have a reverse tug-of-war. They push against each other and either make a mountain or a depression. If these 2 pieces push against each other really hard, eventually, the energy releases and causes an earthquake with high magnitude.
Why does eartquakes occur in gurgaon?
'cause gurgaon lies in seismic zone 4 By-Uditaanshu saxena
