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It is roughly analogous to a gun being fired. In the few thousandths of a second that the hammer is falling, you are not aware of anything different. When the hammer strikes the base of the cartridge: BANG! Seismologists, with all their sophisticated equipment can sometimes predict a high likelihood of an imminent earthquake, but even they cannot pinpoint it.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe releases of energy in earthquakes are so sudden because it happens underground very quickly(by the tectonic plates) and travels quickly up to land.
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What are earthquakes that occur on the botton of the ocean floor?
When earthquakes happen underwater, they can cause tsunamis. The water will suddenly rush back, and people will be able to the ocean/ water bed. Then the water will suddenly come rushing forward, destroying everything in its path.
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.
In the lithosphere earthquakes occur when stress?
Suddenly builds up
What are earthquakes that occur on the botton of the ocean floor?
When earthquakes happen underwater, they can cause tsunamis. The water will suddenly rush back, and people will be able to the ocean/ water bed. Then the water will suddenly come rushing forward, destroying everything in its path.
What biome do earthquakes occur in?
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
Why do earthquackes occur?
earthquakes occur when the tectonic plates (the really big split lands including Indo-Australian plate, North American plates...) suddenly make so much pressure together and one goes under the other and one goes on top.
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
What season do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes are not a seasonal phenomenon and so the time of year has no effect on the occurrence of earthquakes. As such, earthquakes can happen at any time of the year as they occur independent of weather and climate.
Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?
Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)
Do most earthquakes occur on fault lines?
Most earthquakes do occur on fault lines.
Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur
What regions do earthquakes mostly occur?
earthquakes usually occur at tectonic plate boundaries
Where do the worlds earthquakes occur around?
Most earthquakes occur where the edges of Earth's plates are.
What must be passed for earthquakes to occur?
seismic unit
