What some types of earthquakes?

Answer 1

There are no kinds of earthquakes, but types of body and surface waves that are basically the body of the earthquake.

There are Primary and Secondary (P and S waves), which are body waves, and can only go through the 'body' of the earth.

Surface waves (Raleigh and Love waves) only occur on the surface (hence the title 'surface waves'). Surface waves cause the most damage.

Answer 2

Earthquakes occure in places like the Andes (subudction zones) where one plate is forced under another, or along fault lines like the San Andres, where they force against one another laterally. They can also occure far from any fault lines, such as in Western Australia ,and are thought to be caused by tensions within the plate.This type of earhquake is generally less severe. Earthquakes also also occur in rift zones, where sea floor spreading is taking place , such as the Mid- Atlantic ridge. These are less frequent and less severe than in the subduction zones on the Pacific rim.

Answer 3

volcanic earthquake - caused by volcanic eruptions

tectonic earthquake - caused by the movements of the earth's crust

Answer 4

yes there are 3 diffrent types of earthquakes and each also have their own depth.

Answer 5

One kind of earthquake is a shallow fault earthquake. The two other kinds are the subduction zone earthquake and a deep earthquake.

Answer 6

Earthquakes don't come in type, but there are a number of ways they are triggered and the different movements of the ground shaking they cause.

Answer 7

different types of earthquakes are tectonic, volcanic, and collapse earthquakes.

Answer 8

1) tectonic, 2) volcanic or can be 1) natural, 2) induced (that is induced by human activity, such as mines and reservoirs).

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Answer 9

small earthquakes and big earthquakes and mideum earthquakes