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Yes they do, and they are called Moonquakes. The happen a bit differently to earthquakes do though, as the moon does not have moving crustal plates like earth does. What happens is that the gravity from the Earth pulls at the close side of the Moon, squashing it into more of an oval shape than a sphere. This causes the rocky crust and the molten rock inside to change shape, and quakes happen as the Moon gets used to this new shape.
As the Moon goes around the earth its shape keeps getting pulled at, so the stress in the rocks builds up over and over, and causes moonquakes.
Also asteroids smashing into the moon also cause moonquakes which ripple out from the crash site.
What else can I help you with?
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.
What is an earthquake called on the Moon?
Moonquakes ("earthquakes" on the moon) do occur, but they happen less frequently and have smaller magnitudes than earthquakes on the Earth. It appears they are related to the tidal stresses associated with the varying distance between the Earth and Moon. They also occur at great depth, about halfway between the surface and the center of the moon.
Do most earthquakes occur on land or water?
The most earthquakes are mostly occurs on land
The deepest earthquakes occur were?
The deepest earthquakes occur at subduction zones where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another into the Earth's mantle. These earthquakes can occur as deep as 700 km below the surface.
Where do the weakest earthquakes occur on?
The weakest earthquakes, measuring less than 2.0 on the Richter scale, can occur anywhere around the world. These earthquakes are generally not felt by people and are often only detected by seismographs.
Where do moonquake occur?
Moonquakes ("earthquakes" on the moon) do occur, but they happen less frequently and have smaller magnitudes than earthquakes on the Earth. It appears they are related to the tidal stresses associated with the varying distance between the Earth and Moon. They also occur at great depth, about halfway between the surface and the center of the moon.
Do earthquakes have to occur on land?
Nope - they can occur at sea too - they're the main cause of tidal waves.
Are there hurricanes tornadoes or earthquakes in Nevada?
Earthquakes can occur in Nevada, which is not far from earthquake-prone California. Tornadoes occur in Nevada on occasion, but they are rare and usually weak. Nevada is too dry and too far inland to get hurricanes.
What biome do earthquakes occur in?
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
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.
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?
Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)
Do human feel most of the earthquakes that occur each year or very few?
Extremely few. Most earthquakes happen in the ocean, or too far below the crust for us to feel them, but hundreds happen every week.
Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur
What type of earthquakes occur farther inland than other earthquakes?
Intraplate earthquakes occur farther inland than other earthquakes. These earthquakes occur within a tectonic plate, away from plate boundaries where most earthquakes typically occur. Intraplate earthquakes can be caused by ancient faults or stress within the plate itself.
What geologic events occur at transform boundries?
Earthquakes
What occur along a fault?
Earthquakes occur along a fault. Near the San Andreas fault lots of earthquakes occur.
