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The main cause of earthquakes is when there is a sudden movement of various plate boundaries or when plates scrape against each other. Some earthquakes are also caused from old plate boundaries or faults. Many earthquakes happen at faults, such as the San Andreas Fault in California.
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Is the motion of lithospheric plates a major cause of earthquakes?
It is the main cause of earthquakes. However you may get minor earthquakes due to volcanic activity or mass wasting events.
Can earthquakes occur on the coast and by trenches?
Yes, depending whether the main cause was the volcano erupting.
Do earthquakes have to occur on land?
Nope - they can occur at sea too - they're the main cause of tidal waves.
What is a main shock?
A main shock is the largest earthquake in a sequence of earthquakes that occur in a specific region and time period. It is usually followed by aftershocks, which are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same area. The main shock can cause significant damage and is often used as a reference point for measuring the intensity of earthquakes in that sequence.
Do earthquakes have a geologic meteorological or human cause?
Earthquakes have a geological cause.
Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?
Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.
Do lightning cause Earthquakes?
Lightning does not directly cause earthquakes. Earthquakes are typically caused by the movement of tectonic plates or volcanic activity. Lightning is a discharge of atmospheric electricity within a thunderstorm that does not have an impact on the Earth's crust to cause earthquakes.
Do badgers cause earthquakes?
No. See the related question below for what does cause earthquakes.
How can being a gay cause earthquakes?
Being gay cannot cause earthquakes.
Does Emily cause earthquakes?
No, Emily does not cause earthquakes. Earthquakes are natural phenomena caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface. Emily, as an individual, does not have the ability to cause earthquakes.
Can you cause earthquakes?
Yes. The actions of people can cause earthquakes with detonation of explosives or nuclear weapons.
Can earthquakes cause other geological disasters?
earthquakes can cause tsunamis, landslides, flooding, and volcanos
