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Tectonic plates.
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How do most earthquakes occur?
the movement of plates
What is vibrating?
Vibrating is a feeling of rapid movement. Vibration can occur during earthquakes, tsunamis.
Is divergent plate movement associated with the strongest earthquakes?
Although earthquakes can occur anywhere on the planet with little or no warning, the strongest earthquakes occur near the plate boundaries, as the plates converge (collide), diverge (move away from another)
How do earthquakes occur on convergent boundaries?
Earthquakes occur on convergent boundaries because as the plates bump together, the ground becomes unstable. This process of plate movement also causes the formation of mountains.
How many earthquakes occur along the San Andreas fault annually?
Movement along the fault causes earthquakes; several thousand occur annually, although only a few are of moderate or higher magnitude.
What biome do earthquakes occur in?
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
Does a seismograph measure the amount of destruction away from the focus?
No. It measures and records the movement of the ground, which includes when earthquakes occur.
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
How does earthquake occur?
Earthquakes are caused when pressure builds up as two tectonic plates move together. As the pressure is released, an earthquake is produced.
Why are the earthquakes and volcanic belts roughly the same?
Because most volcanoes occur along 'fault lines' in the Earth's crust. It's the movement of these same fault lines that cause Earthquakes.
An earthquake is a shaking caused by the sudden movement of the earth's crust.?
Earthquakes occur both along plate edges and along faults. Most earthquakes will occur near the edge of the oceanic and continental plates.
What earth crust?
The crust is the upper layer of the earth. It is where the movement of plates occur due to which earthquakes occur. The Earth's crust is a thin layer of rock, like skin on an apple.
