Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two blocks of rock or two plates are rubbing against each other, they stick a little. They don't just slide smoothly; the rocks catch on each other. The rocks are still pushing against each other, but not moving. After a while, the rocks break because of all the pressure that's built up. When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs. During the earthquake and afterward, the plates or blocks of rock start moving, and they continue to move until they get stuck again. The spot underground where the rock breaks is called the focus of the earthquake. The place right above the focus (on top of the ground) is called the epicenter of the earthquake.
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Yes, earthquakes happen every day around the world. However, the majority of these earthquakes are minor and go unnoticed by people. Stronger earthquakes that can cause damage are less frequent.
The three types of earthquakes are tectonic earthquakes, volcanic earthquakes, and collapse earthquakes. Tectonic earthquakes are the most common and are caused by the movement of earth's plates. Volcanic earthquakes occur in association with volcanic activity, while collapse earthquakes happen in underground mines and caverns.
Most earthquakes happen along tectonic plate boundaries, where plates either collide, move apart, or slide past each other. These interactions create stress in the Earth's crust that gets released as seismic waves, causing an earthquake.
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.
Yes, earthquakes can happen underwater. When an earthquake occurs beneath the ocean, it can cause a tsunami if the magnitude is strong enough to displace a significant amount of water. Underwater earthquakes are monitored by seismologists to assess the potential risk of tsunamis.
Yes. Earthquakes happen every day.
Earthquakes can happen anywhere.
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Earthquakes happen everyday everywhere so yes thialand often has earth quakes.
Yes, Romania is subjected to earthquakes.
55 earthquakes happen in the world. small ones though.
they just happen earthquakes are caused from the plates under earths surface moving
Yes they do if you ask how many earthquakes happen each day.
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They can happen at any time.
We can't predict when an earthquake will happen, however: Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates 'slip'.