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Earthquakes cause fires when gaslines are ruptured, releasing gas, or power lines brought down, causing arcing and sparks. Wood-burning apparatus can be tipped over. In an earthquake, water mains can also be broken, further compounding the problem because fire-fighters do not have access to water to fight the fires.
Dejah Walter
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∙ 12y agoThey can tear open the underground natural gas pipelines that humans have buried. I've personally seen (on the evening news) six- to eight-foot high flames coming up out of the sidewalks in L.A. after earthquakes (more than once). The Great Fire of San Francisco (1906) was the result of an earthquake.
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∙ 12y agoWell some were there is gasoline like at a gas station and when that come with a cigar it will catch on fire.
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Sometimes earthquakes cause fire How?
it can cause a fire if a house get knocked down and the electrical break a fire can start
Can earthquakes cause fire?
yes. Generally caused by ruptured natural gas lines.
Is a fire a secondary effect of earthquakes?
Fire is often, but not always a secondary effect of earthquakes. If the earthquake strikes a populated area, it is likely to break natural gas pipes, and to cause other damage in human structures that will result in fires. In an unpopulated region, an earthquake may not cause a fire.
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.
What percent of earths earthquakes occur along the ring of fire?
About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
Why does the ring of fire have tsunamis volcanoes and earthquakes?
The Ring of Fire is also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. The yellow line is the location of the Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire is bascically where the Earth's tectonic plates have spread apart and cracked, allowing warm lava to rise and causing many earthquakes and volcanoes. Also, the plates here often shift and that is why there are often tsunamis. Tsunamis are caused underwater by onshore earthquakes that are very powerful.
What makes a country vulnerable to earthquakes?
If it is near the Ring of Fire (or Pacific Ring of Fire) it will be vulnerable to many earthquakes.
Why are there more earthquakes on the western part of the US?
There are so many earthquakes on the west coast because the west coast is between tectonic plates. These plates move and cause earthquakes.
Do badgers cause earthquakes?
No. See the related question below for what does cause earthquakes.
How can being a gay cause earthquakes?
Being gay cannot cause earthquakes.
