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What builds up to make an earthquake?
energy from plate techtonic
Why did an earthquake hit New Zealand?
because techtonic plates moved
'how did the Indian ocean earthquake start'?
Because of faults in the Earth's techtonic plates
How does a earthquakes place affect tsunamis?
when the techtonic plates move, they can make an earthquake, that then may trigger techtonic plates to move and begin waves that become a tsunami
When can a earthquake happen?
When the earth's techtonic plates come together at just the right angle and one goes slightly up it creates an earthquake
What natural process led to and caused the Japan earthquake?
The movement of techtonic plates under the earth's crust
What happens to the layers of the Earthduring a earthquake?
The techtonic plates are shifting. One plate is being overlaped by the other.
How Can seismic be used to determine an earthquake epicenter?
Like a polyghraph squiggles show the techtonic plates moving.
Why did an earthquake happen in Japen?
because it has techtonic plates and the plates started to move but they rubbed against each other and caused the land to move as well and the earthquake was so powerful that it caused an underwater earthquake called a tsunami.
Why there is more earthquake in coastal area?
There are normally more earthquakes in coastal areas because they are on the fault lines between the different techtonic plates.
How can seismic waves be used to determine an earthquake's epicenter?
The epicenr can be found by location the sound in the waves carried.
What characteristic of seismic tells you this?
Seismic waves are the waves that rapidly move through the earth's crust causing a shift in techtonic plates. These waves tell us how strong an earthquake was.
