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a earthquakes act by the two plates next to each other shift and rub againts each other witch creates an earthquake.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThis is because of movement of tartanic plates which present under the Earth.
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Did earthquakes appear in the Jurassic period?
Earthquakes did appear during the Jurassic period along with volcano eruptions.
Do they have earthquakes in Belize?
no belize does not have earthquakes
What do you know about earthquakes?
Earthquakes are like a shock
How big are Australia's earthquakes?
As big as regular earthquakes.
How many earthquakes has there bine in lakeport?
i think there has bine 6 earthquakes in lakeport I think 6 earthquakes in lakeport
Did earthquakes appear in the Jurassic period?
Earthquakes did appear during the Jurassic period along with volcano eruptions.
Where does earthquakes mostly appear?
earthqaukes mostly appear in california
Where in the US do earthquakes most commonly appear?
California
Is vibration testing being used to detect earthquakes?
It does not appear that vibration testing is being used to detect earthquakes. Scientists have been using accelerometers built in computers to help them detect upcoming earthquakes.
How is an earthquake constructive?
Earthquakes can be constructive because of the shifting that they can cause new land to appear. Earthquakes are also constructive in the size of the quake. Smaller earthquakes prevent larger ones from happening by relieving pressure.
Where do earthquakes usually appear on earth?
along the boundaries of tectonic plates, or another name are fault lines.
Where do earthquakes appear most?
According to the USGS Indonesia is very active seismic zone and has the most earthquakes for a given country while Tonga, Fiji probably has the most earthquakes per unit area. China, Iran, Japan and Turkey are all in seismically active areas and also rank high in number of earthquakes.
Do the earthquakes appear to occur all over earths surface or only in isolated regions?
Earthquakes occur all over earths surface because isolated regions are ice and for example California is not ice it is heat
Do earthquakes cause volcanoes to explode?
In most cases, no. However, there is evidence that, on a few occasions, earthquakes appear to have triggered eruptions, most likely by disturbing the magma chamber beneath the volcano. Earthquakes often precede a volcanic eruption, be these are not the cause of the eruption, but are rather a result of the movement of magma that leads to an eruption.
Why earthquakes heppene?
because their are little plates under the ground and they go up and down. whenever they get stop moving/ get stuck an earthquake will appear
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes appear in generalized belt's around the planet?
The belts are lines where the plates of the earth's crust move against each other.
Do earthquakes make rocks?
no, but they move them sometimes. causing them to appear to make new ones, because of the movement and because of the movement breaking them at times. Wiki on!!
