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In subduction zones, the scraping lithosphere can form a ridged springboard that is loaded by the subducting lithosphere. When the load is enough to overcome the friction of subduction, it can unload within minutes causing massive earthquakes along the fault.
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Which is more severe earthquakes tsunamis hurricanes or a tornado?
Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornadoes are all severe. It just depends on how strong they are and where they occur.
Why do strong earthquakes occur where there have been many recent earthquakes?
I can't really say in detail .....but it is most likely that its because there is a default in that area ....like in California ..there are several defaults there and thousands of earthquakes occur each day there. BECAUSE its a active earthquake zone." :D Earthquakes also occur in Alaska and also; off the coast of Mexico....
Would a strong earthquake be more likely to occur along a fault where few earthquakes have happened recently or along a fault where several minor earthquakes have happened recently explain?
it is more likely to have a strong earthquake where few recent earthquakes have happened
Why weren't there any tsunamis in the Christchurch earthquakes?
because the earthquake wasn't strong enough for a tsunami to occur :)
What biome do earthquakes occur in?
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
What causes many strong earthquakes to occur?
Many strong earthquakes occur among destructive plate margins, this is because great stresses build up in the subduction zone as one plate is forced down below the other, this energy builds up to great force and is then released in an earthquake.
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
Can you predict the part of the US mostly to experience strong earthquakes?
Yes. Earthquakes occur most often along fault lines. There are also many different devices (seismograph) that sense seismic waves and can predict earthquakes.
Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?
Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)
Do most earthquakes occur on fault lines?
Most earthquakes do occur on fault lines.
Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur
Where do the worlds earthquakes occur around?
Most earthquakes occur where the edges of Earth's plates are.
