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Other factors that can cause faults to slip and produce quakes include: relatively sudden build-ups of weight at the surface (e.g. flooding of large reservoirs) which activate previously dormant faults; and the movement of molten rock in volcanically active areas - here the magma forces its way through weak points in the rock and can cause local tremors.
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Are all earthquakes caused by fault lines?
No, some earthquakes are caused by elephants. *Laughs* Being serious, Earthquakes are caused by built up energy under the earth. The energy is usually released along the fault lines, but can sometimes be felt away from those fault lines.
What landforms occur on transform boundaries?
Rocks can form rift valleys and mountains.
Does Louisiana have a fault line?
Louisiana has many fault lines, but none that have caused major earthquakes.
Where are volcano and earthquakes likely to occur?
Between plate or along fault lines.
Where do a lot of earthquakes occur?
Most earthquakes occur on active fault lines such as the San Andreas fault in California. Most fault lines are under water but some come above water, such as the San Andreas fault in San Francisco and the fault line in Iceland. The San Andreas fault caused the great fire in San Francisco.
Are fault lines caused by earthquakes?
No, fault lines cause earthquakes
Do most earthquakes occur on fault lines?
Most earthquakes do occur on fault lines.
What are earthquakes usually associated with?
fault
Where are earthquakes common?
On active fault lines...
Where do earthquakes frequently happen?
At fault lines
Are all earthquakes caused by fault lines?
No, some earthquakes are caused by elephants. *Laughs* Being serious, Earthquakes are caused by built up energy under the earth. The energy is usually released along the fault lines, but can sometimes be felt away from those fault lines.
How do earthquakes navigate themselves?
Along fault lines
Most earthquakes occur on fault lines?
The answer is yes
Where are earthquakes primarily located?
Near fault lines.
What are place earthquakes occur?
Anywhere along fault lines.
They occur at fault lines and near volcanic activity?
earthquakes
Where do earthquakes and volcanoes commonly occur?
Along fault lines
