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about 100 or less kilometers. the Alaskan earthquake lasted about 5 minutes and had a magnitude of 9.2 in Richter scale. that was a very destructive earthquake since it is the third strongest earthquake read by the seismograph in the world and the strongest in North America.
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What is plates when there is an earthquake?
Tectonic plates influence earthquakes because of convection cells that move the plates around. When the plates collide, they cause a shockwave of energy released in the form of a earthquake.
How do the rocks in a strike-slip fault move?
It's a earthquake where two plates move sideways from eachother for example the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip earthquake.
What happens where tectonic plates move part?
An earthquake. But while this happens the magma fills the gap.
How did the napier earthquake occur?
usually an earthquake occurs because underneath the earths crust are tectonic plates and when they move occasionlly one will get caught but the outside is still moving and that causes an earthquake
What is it called when it's shaking of the ground which occurs when plates suddenly move past each other?
Earthquake.
What do plates do when an earthquake happens?
They move
What is the point where the tectonic plates move causing an earthquake?
earthquake zone or in the boundry of tectonic plates
How fast do the plates move in the relation to each other year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
About how fast do the plates move in relation to each others each year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
How fast do the plates move in relation to each other each year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
What are the result if tectonic plates move?
An earthquake.
How does the movement of earths plates cause earthquakes?
The plates rub together causing the rocks to move and it causes the ground to shake forming an earthquake. The more the plates move, the bigger the earthquake number.
How fast do plates move in an earthquake?
pretty fast
What events occur when tectonic plates move?
an earthquake
When two continental plates move apart?
earthquake!!!!!!
When plates move apart it is known as what?
it is known as a earthquake
What is plates when there is an earthquake?
Tectonic plates influence earthquakes because of convection cells that move the plates around. When the plates collide, they cause a shockwave of energy released in the form of a earthquake.
