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That would be the San Andreas fault line.

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What causes earthquakes in the pacific coastal plains?

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Is the San Andreas fault an earthquake or not?

No it's a fault line that causes earthquakes sometimes.


What is the san ------- fault causes many earthquakes?

I think you will ind that it is the San Andreas Fault line.


What is the vibration caused when there is movement along a fault?

It causes and earthquake


How might the San Andreas fault impact your lives?

The San Andreas Fault is a transverse fault boundary and causes earthquakes, impacting everyone in the region.


How many earthquakes occur along the San Andreas fault annually?

On average, the San Andreas Fault experiences thousands of small earthquakes every year, but only a few are typically felt by people. The fault system is seismically active due to the movement of the North American and Pacific tectonic plates along this boundary.


What is the name of ca famous break in the earths crust that causes earthquakes to occur?

The famous break in the Earth's crust that causes earthquakes to occur is called a fault line. Movement along fault lines can result in earthquakes due to the build-up and release of stress between tectonic plates.


Are fault lines caused by earthquakes?

No, fault lines cause earthquakes


How do earthquakes happen-?

Earthquakes happen when under the ground rocks break at a fault. The rocks then break it release of energy which causes semi waves.


Why folding and faulting is one of the main causes behind earthquakes?

earthquakes often occur near fold mountains because fold mountains are formed on the earth's fault lines ( invisble lines in the earth's crust) and earthquakes happen when two fault lines crash together.


How does stress can change the earth's features?

stress inside the earth causes earthquakes or faults, such as the St. Andres fault


What is the cause of quakes?

pressure is built on a fault line. the pressure is released by the earth's crust shifting and that causes earthquakes.