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Regional it can be argued that indeed there are earthquake seasons. Earthquakes are more often than not related to tectonic activity (subduction, rifting, shearing along transform faults, etc.); however, not all earthquakes are related to such activity. Crustal loading through increased sedimentation can increase the overriding pressure, and once this is removed through weathering processes, this can release pressure causing earthquakes (for example those within stable continental shields). There is certainly an earthquake season in the Himalayan front and has been investigated by geologists at Caltech.
"In the Himalaya, monsoon rains swell the rivers of the Ganges basin, increasing the pressure bearing down on the region. As the rains stop, the river water soaks through the ground and the built-up load eases outward, toward the front of the range. This outward redistribution of stress after the rains end leads to horizontal compression in the mountain range later in the year, triggering the wintertime earthquakes."
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoThere is no specific time of year that an earthquake will happen. It is not like hurricanes where there is a season. Earthquakes happen every day of the year across the world. The strength of the earthquake will vary and with a small quake there will be no damage.
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∙ 14y agoEarthquakes can happen whenever, whatever season.
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∙ 12y agoEarthquakes can happen in the winter. There is no known connection between seasonality and the occurrence of earthquakes. They are distributed randomly throughout the year.
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∙ 10y agoEarthquakes are not seasonal events. They can happen at any time.
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What biome do earthquakes occur in?
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
What plate boundary do earthquakes usually occur on?
earthquakes only happen at the edge of tectonic plates because of them moving which causes the 'quake' so there are never any BIG earthquakes in the UK because it is in the middle of a tectonic plate
Do most earthquakes occur around earthquake valley?
Please more specific, as earthquakes occur worldwide.
Do earthquakes only occur in the daytime?
No they can occur at anytime.
What regions do earthquakes mostly occur?
earthquakes usually occur at tectonic plate boundaries
Earthquakes usually occur at what time of the day?
they can occur at anytime.
Do earthquakes occur fast?
usually yes.
When hurricanes occur?
they usually occur in summer
Where do earthquakes usually occurr?
Earthquakes ussually occur near the tectonic plates which cover the earths surface.
What type of earthquake occur in Hawaii?
Usually, the kinds of earthquakes that occur in Hawaii are generated by volcanoes.
What place do the earthquakes most occur?
They usually occur in places where two plates meet- faults.
Why do earthquakes usually occur plate boundaries?
Earthquakes are usually happen along the edges of the tectonic plates and are caused by the plates hitting together.
What regions do most earthquakes occur in?
Usually in the United States have the most earthquakes but, if you live there, don't worry 'cause they're usually harmless.
IS there anyway to determine what parts of the world are most prone to earthquakes?
earthquakes usually occur on plates' borders. You can look at the pattern of past earthquakes.
Does any one know any names of earthquakes?
Earthquakes are not given names. They are usually referred to by the area in which they occur
Why do most earthquakes occur only in isolated regions?
The west Pacific Ocean earthquakes usually occur along the joins in the continental plates which lie offshore in most cases.
