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Yes, earthquakes can occur on continental landmasses. They are often associated with tectonic plate boundaries where stress builds up due to the movement of the Earth's plates. Continental earthquakes can result from various geological processes, including faulting and volcanic activity. Notable examples include the San Andreas Fault in California and the Himalayan region, where continental plates collide.
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Can earthquakes happen in Thailand?
Earthquakes happen everyday everywhere so yes thialand often has earth quakes.
How many earthquakes will happen in the next month?
55 earthquakes happen in the world. small ones though.
Do earthquakes happen in Romania?
Yes, Romania is subjected to earthquakes.
When and where will earthquakes take place?
We can't predict when an earthquake will happen, however: Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates 'slip'.
Does earthquakes along line reflect the shifting of continental plates?
yes
Do earthquakes happen when a continental or oceanic plate moves over a hot spot?
Earthquakes happen because of continental plate shifts. Oceanic plate shifts cause title waves.
What happens when a continental plate and an oceanic plate meet?
Earthquakes, tsunami's. you name it and it could happen
What happens when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?
Earthquakes, tsunami's. you name it and it could happen
What events happen at a convergent continental continental boundary?
For a variety of reasons, the majority of the earth's most violent earthquakes and volcanoes occur in these areas
Japan is well known for having a large number of earthquakes How might you explain this?
earthquakes mostly happen where two or more continental plates meet and the push or rub together. japan is over more than one continental plate.wheras Australia is only on one continental plate
What is conti nentaldrift?
Continental drift is the drift of continents. The earth consists of large plates floating on a ball of molten rock. Such a plate is called a tectonic plate, and since they float, they can float a way. This is called continental drift. Continental drift is one of the main causes of earthquakes. Earthquakes especially happen when two continental plates are shifting next to each other.
Can earthquakes happen today?
Yes. Earthquakes happen every day.
What would happen if the continental land masses were static?
-no mountains -Pangaea may still exist -no individual cultures -no earthquakes -no volcano's -no life
Do earthquakes make mountains?
No.Mountains are the result of continental drift an volcanic activity. Earthquakes are also the result of continental drift an volcanic activity. Thus the two go together but the earthquakes do not cause the mountains.
Where do earthquakes not happen?
Small earthquakes can happen almost anywhere on the earth's surface, however major earthquakes mainly only occur at plate boundaries or along very large faults. Earthquakes can also happen around volcanoes especially when they are due to erupt.
Do they have earthquakes in Italy?
Earthquakes can happen anywhere.
Where do earthquakes happen and why do they happen there?
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