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What are vibrations that occur when rocks break due to stress called?

Earthquakes


Earthquakes generally occur at plate boundaries where?

stress on rocks is greatest


What biome do earthquakes occur in?

The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.


What must be passed for earthquakes to occur?

Earthquakes occur when there is a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust. This release of energy is typically caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. The stress built up along the fault lines is released as seismic waves, resulting in an earthquake.


Do deep earthquakes refer to earthquakes deeper than 700 km?

No, the rocks in the earth at that depth are too rigid and plastic-like to store the amount of stress needed for an earthquake to occur.


Do all natural earthquakes occur along plate boundaries?

Not all they can occur inside plates due to slip on a fault or fracture, they can also occur after mass wasting events (landslides) and due to volcanic activity where as magma shifts underground it breaks up rocks causing small earthquakes often refered to as magmatic tremor.


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 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 often occurs along faults or breaks in earths crust where movements occur?

Earthquakes often occur along faults or breaks in Earth's crust where movements occur. These movements happen when stress builds up along the fault and is released suddenly, causing the rocks to break and generate seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity depending on the magnitude of the movement along the fault.