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They rub together and send shock-waves outward from the epicenter due to friction between the two plates.
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What causes an earthquake and how you know weather it is likely to happen in a particular location?
It is when two tectonic plates collide and they rubs, this causes the rubble which you get from the earthquake. You only get earthquakes if your country is in between a tectonic plate or on the tectonic plate.
What fault was the kamchatka earthquake on?
The Kamchatka earthquake was on the Pacific plate.
What are the causes of tsunami which was hit by japan?
The sudden movement of the Pacific tectonic plate under the North American plate caused a massive earthquake and a tsunami.
How are plate tectonics and tectonic plates different?
An intraplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs in the interior of a tectonic plate, whereas an interplate earthquake (plate boundary earthquake) is one that occurs at a plate boundary. Intraplate earthquakes are rare, but both can inflict large amounts of damage to populated areas.
What layer that's makes earthquake?
a tectonic plate
Which area of a tectonic plate is most likely to experience an earthquake?
The edges of the plate
What is tectonic earthquake means?
It is the unsual movement of tectonic plates which causes tectonic earthquakes.
What tectonic causes caused the kashmir earthquake?
Kashmir is on the boundary of two colliding tectonic plates: the small Indian plate that underlies most of India and Pakistan, including much of Kashmir; and the vast Eurasian plate that underlies Europe, China, Russia, and much of the Middle East.
What really causes an earthquake?
When tectonic plates collide an Earthquake is created.
Where does a earthquake start?
Where a tectonic plate slides past another.
When one tectonic plate slides on one another?
earthquake
What is an intraplate earthquake?
An intraplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs in the interior of a tectonic plate. However, an interplate earthquake is one that occurs at a plate boundary.
