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EARTHQUAKE
An earthquake is started when two plates (which lie under the Earths surface) rub together this creates movement which then sometimes pulls/pushes at the earths surface and creates giant cracks in the earths surface... and that is how an earthquake is started.
Are they not called fissures RESPONSE TO: Are they not called fissures They are so not called fissures. Fissures are way different from what the question is. Now think, what type of movement do you feel when an earthquake happens. Of course, SHAKING.
Are they not called fissures RESPONSE TO: Are they not called fissures They are so not called fissures. Fissures are way different from what the question is. Now think, what type of movement do you feel when an earthquake happens. Of course, SHAKING.
If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.
A Richter scale measures the movement of the earths surface which happens during an earthquake.
The shaking of the Earth's surface, known as an earthquake, is caused by the release of energy from the Earth's crust due to tectonic plate movement. This movement can occur along fault lines, where stress builds up and is suddenly released, creating seismic waves that result in shaking.
The earthquake caused the tsunami in Japan. And plate tectonics - which have been going on under the earths surface since the earth formed - caused the earthquake.
The earthquake and tsunami were caused by a shift in the earths crust.
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the movement and formation of the plates or continents is caused by conduction under the crust.