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Does earthquakes along line reflect the shifting of continental plates?
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What cause earthquakes tsunamis and landslides?
Shifting of Tectonic Plates.
What do earthquakes often occur along?
The edge of the oceanic and continental plates.
What makes Earthquakes happened?
Tectonic plates shifting around while bumping into another tectonic plate. When the plates slide pass each other, it creates a transform boundary which makes earthquakes.
Why are there earthquakes on earth?
Friction between shifting tectonic plates builds up, and the energy release causes an earthquake.
How are earthquakes landslides tsunami and plates all are related?
Tsunamis and plates are some what related in one way tsunamis are related by the change in the earths epicenter. a landslide is related in two ways by an focus and a fault line. plates are related an forming of mountains and the turning of the types of plates. Plates shifting causes earthquakes which can cause landslides or tsunamis.
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.
Are volcanoes and earthquakes manmade?
No. They are caused by the shifting of tectonic plates.
Why do you have earthquakes in California?
because shifting of plates colliding together
What cause earthquakes tsunamis and landslides?
Shifting of Tectonic Plates.
What r the causes of earthquake?
Shifting of tectonic plates cause earthquakes.
Do you think that earthquakes happened million of years ago?
Sure, of course. Millions of years ago, tectonic plates were shifting just as they are today, and shifting tectonic plates can and do cause earthquakes, therefor earthquakes did occur millions of years ago.
What triggers the earthquake?
Earth is made up of many tectonic plates. When these plates shift, earthquakes happen. The tectonic plates are always moving, but most of the earthquakes are tremors (depends on how close you are to the place the tectonic plates are shifting).
Can thunder cause earthquakes?
No. Earthquakes are the result of shifting in Earth's crust, usually at the boundaries of tectonic plates. They have nothing to do with thunder.
Where and when do earthquakes occure?
Well earthquakes are unpredictable and cause because of shifting in plates places like California and Chili have lots of earthquakes because there on faltes.
What do earthquakes often occur along?
The edge of the oceanic and continental plates.
What happends when 2 plates carring continental crust collide?
Earthquakes
What is normal thrust in earthquakes?
Normal thrust is the regular reaction to force when the tectonic plates are shifting. Normal thrust does not cause earthquakes.
