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No. An earthquake happens when the earth's tectonic plates rub against each other.
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Dose air in the atmosphere exert pressure on earths surface?
Yes. Atmospheric pressure is the pressure caused by air when it exerts pressure on the surface of earth.
What caused the haiyuan earthquake?
The Haitian earthquake was caused by the faultline the country sits on.
What caused the ground to shake so strongly in Christchurch's earthquake?
seismic waves Seismic waves are energy that travel through the earth's layers, and are caused by the release of energy from the earthquake. This release of energy causes the crust to move, rip, and tear causing a lot of damage if close to the surface.
What is a long wave caused by an underwater earthquake or other disturbance called?
A tidal wave is caused by an earthquake.
What is most of earths major earthquakes caused by?
Earths Major Earthquakes are caused by faulting of rock in earth's crust.Hope this helps
Movement along the earths surface caused by an earthquake?
Collide
Did god cause the tsunami in japan?
The earthquake caused the tsunami in Japan. And plate tectonics - which have been going on under the earths surface since the earth formed - caused the earthquake.
What caused the earthquake of japan?
The earthquake and tsunami were caused by a shift in the earths crust.
What are Cracks in the ground caused by earthquakes called?
cracks in the ground caused by earthquakesFaults. Cracks in the earths crust usually caused by earthquakes are called faults.No, their not! Faults are to do with tectonic plates, earthquake cracks are called earthquake cracks.
An earthquake is a shaking caused by the sudden movement of the earths crust?
True((;
Were oceans caused by the moving of the earths surface?
no
What is A trembling of the earth's surface caused by changes beneath the surface is?
Earthquake
What causes a surface wave?
A surface wave is caused by an earthquake. When the earthquake causes primary, and secondary waves to interact, a surface wave is formed.
What is a sudden shaking of the earths crust caused by the movement of tectonic plates?
EARTHQUAKE
How does a strike slip fault lead to an earthquake?
An earthquake occurs deep in the earths crust caused by the displacement of two faults in the crust. Directly above the fault on the earths surface is called the epicenter. Which shows the aftermath of the strike slip fault that occured in the earths crust. So the strike slip fault is the effect of the displacement of the crust at that point deep in the earths crust which causes an earthquake to happen whenever there is a displacement of two faults.
What is a trembling of the earth's surface caused by changes beneath the surface?
This is known as an earthquake.
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.
