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it can cause a fire if a house get knocked down and the electrical break a fire can start
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What does the position of the moon cause?
Waves, sometimes earthquakes.
Is pollution considered an effect of earthquakes?
No. Earthquakes sometimes cause pollution, but pollution is not an effect of an earthquake.
Do earthquakes cause a tsunami?
Sometimes, but it needs to be close to or in the water and be strong.
Why is Japan having the most earthquakes and tsunamis?
cause Japan does sometimes
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.
Can the ignition switch cause your engine not to fire?
Yes, sometimes a faulty ignition switch can cause the engine to not fire. Also, a bad spark park can the engine to not fire.
Do earthquakes have a geologic meteorological or human cause?
Earthquakes have a geological cause.
Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?
Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.
Why do you study earthquakes and volcanoes together?
You study these together because sometimes an earthquake is the cause of a volcano eruption and vice versa.
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 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.
