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What is the cause of an earthquake and what do you feel?

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And earthquake occurs when stress in a strike slip fault or a transform boundary releases making the crust shake or vibrate. You feel the shaking or if Surface waves happen you can feel the ground as if it was waves

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What are natural causes of an earthquake?

The movement of the earth's crust and the plate boundaries, cause seismic activity, which causes the earth to rumble, causing the feel of an 'earthquake'.


When do you feel an earthquake?

You can feel a earthquake when you can feel the floor start to vibrate. You can also feel it because you feel lots of pressure coming down on you,and your body can feel that. Some people even feel a earthquake from a mile away.


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What doesn't cause an earthquake?

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Did the japan earthquake cause a hole in the earth?

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What is the degree to which people feel an earthquake and how much damage it cause called?

The degree to which people feel an earthquake is referred to as its intensity, typically measured using the Modified Mercalli Scale. The amount of damage an earthquake causes is known as its magnitude, often measured using the Richter Scale or moment magnitude scale.


How do you feel after an earthquake?

It would feel not cool but scary.


What do you feel when an earthquake happens?

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What would you feel more a deeper Earthquake or a shallow Earthquake?

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Who would feel the ground shaking first in an earthquake?

i depends where the earthquake is.


Did the 1906 earthquake cause a tsunami if yes where?

No, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 did not cause a tsunami.


Can you feel seismic waves if you are sitting on the floor during an earthquaKE?

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