Tectonic plates.
earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move
The earths crust
The tectonic plates.
Simple- Convection in the mantle causes mantle to slowly move, and it pushes against the crust. As it does this, the tectonic plates move.
continentual drift
they move in all sorts of ways like the bottom and the top lol :}
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of the movement of tectonic plates causing stress and pressure to build up, leading to cracks or faults. Additionally, natural processes like weathering and erosion can also contribute to the formation of cracks in the Earth's crust.
They move because the plates in Earths mantle shift and cause the island to move slightly. As the plates move around they cause changes in Earths landforms. The more pressure is on the plates the more they move around. Because of Japans tsunami and earthquakes, the plates were moved around to Hawaii and possibly could have caused an island to move. If you wander what plates are well they are rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle rock.
The result is commonly known as an earthquake.
most times earthquakes occur
Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates, which make up the Earth's crust, shift against each other. This movement creates stress at the plate boundaries, which is eventually released in the form of seismic waves, causing the ground to shake.