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The friction between the plates.
When the friction is resolved, an earthquake occurs.
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What causes am earthquake to occur?
two tectonic plates floating into each other.
Which major earthquake did not occur at a boundary between tectonics plates?
South Carolina 1886
How did the napier earthquake occur?
usually an earthquake occurs because underneath the earths crust are tectonic plates and when they move occasionlly one will get caught but the outside is still moving and that causes an earthquake
How does valcano occur?
Volcanoes occur when two techtonic plates come together, like an earthquake- which sometimes causes the formation of a volcano, push through the crust.
How did the japan earthquake 2011 happen?
The plates moved so this can occur the earthquake.
Where in Nevada did the earthquake occur?
The most recent major earthquake in Nevada happened in Wells, February 21 2008. Small earthquake happen all over the state every week because Nevada is on top of many fault lines.
What events occur when tectonic plates move?
an earthquake
How does earthquake occur?
Earthquakes are caused when pressure builds up as two tectonic plates move together. As the pressure is released, an earthquake is produced.
Small foreshocks that precede a major earthquake can occur .?
Small foreshocks that precede a major earthquake can occur
Why do earthquake occur in the lithosphere?
Because there are tectonic plates there in the lithosphere.
What conditions are needed for an earthquake to occur?
because of moving plates
How did the 1923 Tokyo earthquake occur?
The earthquake in Tokyo occured because, Tokyo lies on three tectonic plates. When those plates come together, seperate, or slide past each other an earthquake happens. However, Tokyo is also a city in a major fault zone!
