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There is no set timing. Faults move when pressure has built up sufficiently. Unfortunately we cannot predict such events.
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How do the rocks in a strike-slip fault move?
It's a earthquake where two plates move sideways from eachother for example the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip earthquake.
What type of fault was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake caused by?
a reverse fault, a fault in which the faults push together. rocks above the fault move up. ex. the Himalayas
What is a ground movement caused by a release of energy when rocks along a fault move?
Earthquake
What happens along a fault beneath earth's surface during an earthquake?
If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.
What happened if the earths crust move suddenly along fault?
The result is commonly known as an earthquake.
Is a movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden of energy when rocks move along a fault?
Earthquake
What is the name of the fault where the rocks on either side move past each other during an earthquake?
strike slip fault---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BITCHOSAURUS REX
A break in the crust along which rock move is a?
The break is a fault in the rock that can lead to an earthquake, whose tremors can cause much damage to property and death.
What kind of fault happens under the ocean?
the answer is an earthquake because the plates move so suddenly it makes the earth shake so therefore it would be called an earthquake!
How did Haiti get an earthquake?
Because going through the middle of haiti is a fault line so he fault line causes earthquakes when the two plates on each side move.
Is there earthquakes season?
No, Earthquakes can happen at random times during the day. Earthquakes happen when fault line move causing the plates to move resulting in an earthquake
Vibrations that move through the ground carrying the energy released during an earthquake are called?
in an earthquake, movement along the fault move and break, releasing energy as________
