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Earthquakes occur in the crust (solid rock) layer.

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Earthquakes occur in the crust, which is the innermost layer of the Earth. Earthquakes occur when two blocks of the Earth slip past each other.

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the crust of the earth has tectonic plate which moves because of the hot lava in the mantle. when these plates collide they cause an earthquake.

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Earthquakes occur in th crust. But the plates move on the asthenosphere. This causes the continents to shift ad to form plate boundaries.

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Crust / lithosphere.

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is this legit?

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asthenosphere.

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the crust i think!

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The crust.

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Outer core

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In the outer core

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