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Q: What internal process leads to earthquakes in places like California?
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Where and when do earthquakes occure?

Well earthquakes are unpredictable and cause because of shifting in plates places like California and Chili have lots of earthquakes because there on faltes.


What does rock formation have to do with earthquakes?

Nothing. It all has to do with plate tectonics.They push up rock from the crust causing earthquakes. There are plates in places like California, which is why earthquakes are common.


List the names places where earthquakes happens?

in srilanka ,pakistan and ect


Where do eathqaukes happen?

( EARTHQUAKES ) you forgot the (R) Most Earthquakes occur in California." California seems to be one large active area for earthquakes.... visit (Global educaton.com to find out more info or (U.S GS) - these websites will give you all earthquakes on record and the largest on record along with the many places they have occurd... :D Good Luck!!!


Are buildings in San Francisco earthquake proof?

Not comepletely, but places such as California and Japan have better building structures compared to other places because they are more prone to earthquakes


Where are other places with earthquakes instead of China and Japan?

Well, earthquakes can happen all over the world, but some hot spots are around Central America, California, lower Asia, and north-western Europe.


What type of countries has earthquakes?

Everywhere on the planet suffers from earthquakes at some time. However there ares some places where earthquakes, particularly bad earthquakes, are more frequent. These places are located at continental margins.


Where in the US do earthquakes happen?

Nevada has the fourth highest number of earthquakes per year after Alaska, California, and Hawaii. They happen in many other places as well but sometimes you just dont feel it. In fact, even NY have earthquakes but they are soooooooooo little. You can barely tell...


Why has Britain had so many earthquakes?

Most parts of the world have small earthquakes every few days, small enough not to be noticed by people in general, only by instruments. Britain is fortunate that it generally has few earthquakes that cause damage, unlike places such as Pakistan and California that have had devastating earthquakes during the last 100 years or so.


Haiti earthquakes caused by Poseidon?

technically yes Poseidon is storm bringer but he only bring earthquakes to places that have a bad background such as California the flame of the west has move from Greece to right here in America, California is right above hades domain the under world therefore lots of earthquakes Haiti either has a horrible background with Poseidon or Haiti sounds like hades either one Poseidon did create the earthquakes in Haiti


Why do earthquakes shake surtain places?

because the plates are in curtain places


Where are earthquakes a threat?

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