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Earthquakes occur both along plate edges and along faults. Most earthquakes will occur near the edge of the oceanic and continental plates.

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near the edges of tectonic plates

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Q: An earthquake is a shaking caused by the sudden movement of the earth's crust.?
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What is the point on the earths surface where an earthquake shaking is the strongest is?

Near plate boundaries.


What are examples earths quakes?

ANSWER:A example of a earthquake is a Tsunami Earthquake in 2004


What the difference between an earthquake's focus and it epicentre?

The focus is the point in the earths crust where the earthquake originates and the epicentre is the point in the earths surface directly above the focus.


How do earthquake activity change the earths surface?

By slowing down the earths rotation but will not make effect to humans .


Why you have an earthquake?

the tectonic plates are shifting under the earths surface.

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An earthquake is a shaking caused by the sudden movement of the earths crust?

True((;


What is a sudden shaking of the earths crust caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

EARTHQUAKE


Movement along the earths surface caused by an earthquake?

Collide


What is the movement along the earths surface caused by earthquake?

Are they not called fissures RESPONSE TO: Are they not called fissures They are so not called fissures. Fissures are way different from what the question is. Now think, what type of movement do you feel when an earthquake happens. Of course, SHAKING.


What is the movement along the earths surface caused by an earthquake?

Are they not called fissures RESPONSE TO: Are they not called fissures They are so not called fissures. Fissures are way different from what the question is. Now think, what type of movement do you feel when an earthquake happens. Of course, SHAKING.


What caused the earthquake of japan?

The earthquake and tsunami were caused by a shift in the earths crust.


What occurs when the earths plates grind past each other and form a fault?

the shaking of the earthquake


What are strong shaking movement of the Earths curst called?

These are called earthquakes, they are caused by two huge rock plates in the earth which crash into each other.


What is the point on the earths surface where an earthquake shaking is the strongest is?

Near plate boundaries.


What is the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earths surface?

Earthquakes!!!!


Does an earthquake mean there is a movement in the earths crust?

yes and no


What is the movement caused by the sudden shift of of the earths plates called?

Are they not called fissures RESPONSE TO: Are they not called fissures They are so not called fissures. Fissures are way different from what the question is. Now think, what type of movement do you feel when an earthquake happens. Of course, SHAKING.