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Areas of the US where the risk of earthquakes are high?
The most frequent number of earthquakes in U.S. are in Alaska followed by California.
What is most of earths major earthquakes caused by?
Earths Major Earthquakes are caused by faulting of rock in earth's crust.Hope this helps
What is a major problem with predicting earthquakes?
No single change occurs before all earthquakes.
Major earthquakes are sometimes preceded by smaller earthquakes called .?
before shokes
How many earthquakes will happen?
That's impossible to answer with any sort of accuracy. Most earthquakes have one major event and numerous aftershocks.
Major earthquakes are often followed by somewhat smaller events known as?
Aftershocks
What are smaller earthquakes called that immediately follow a major earthquake?
earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake are called "aftershocks" as to small earthquakes before large earthquakes are called "foreshocks".
Are smaller earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake known as aftershocks?
Yes the smaller earthquakes that immediately follow major earthquakes are known as aftershocks.
Can earthquakes cause major disaster?
Yes, earthquakes cause major disasters all over the world.
Areas of the US where the risk of earthquakes are high?
The most frequent number of earthquakes in U.S. are in Alaska followed by California.
What is most of earths major earthquakes caused by?
Earths Major Earthquakes are caused by faulting of rock in earth's crust.Hope this helps
What leads to earthquakes along a fault?
bending of the rocks followed by slipping...
What is the major disaster in Asia?
earthquakes
What did grove Gilbert discover about earthquakes?
He saw that faults were a major cause cause of earthquakes
What is a major problem with predicting earthquakes?
No single change occurs before all earthquakes.
Major earthquakes are sometimes preceded by smaller earthquakes called .?
before shokes
Who believed they can cause earthquakes in Greek mythology?
Earthquakes were the domain of Poseidon. This is probably because for a people who lived primarily near the water, earthquakes would invariably be followed by tidal waves.
