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Most earthquakes happen at the plates because the plates (continental plates) sometimes move. If it moves and slides against another one going the other way, the plates' connecting part will tremble and shake and fall apart. It starts like this:

1. The plates start to move. The land between, roads, and other things bend.

2. The plates suddenly break, and some of the roads get carried away, so everything falls apart.

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