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The earth's crust is divided into many plates. When these plates push against each other very hard, one of the plates overlap another. This causes earthquakes.
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Why don't all faults cause earthquakes?
Faults are the boundaries between tectonic plates and are not the cause of earthquakes. The motion of one plate against another or the subduction of one plate by another can eventually cause a slippage, and it is this slippage that causes earthquakes.
Why are earthquakes always near faults?
Most earthquakes occur near faults because the interaction of tectonic plates (moving against or away from each other) causes a buildup of stress, which is eventually released in the form of an earthquake. Earthquakes don't necessarily occur along faults though. Volcanic activity and isostatic imbalance (local imbalance from rapid geologic change - for example, ice melting) are two other causes of earthquakes.
How is it known that earthquakes are the result of movement along faults?
Because after earthquakes, it is possible to see examples of displacement of the ground across faults.
What type of stress causes an earthquake?
shifting of the earth's crust causes earthquakes
Explain how tectonic plate motion is related to earthquakes?
It all has to do with the faults and plates of the earth.(if you don't know what those are just google them.) When they move they can cause mountains or make old mountains bigger , cause volcanos, ocean ridges and trenches, and finally earthquakes. When the faults or plates rub against each other they cause the land to also shake. Which causes earthquakes.
What type of fault causes earthquakes?
Subduction Zones and Transform faults can produce Earthquakes.
When faults shift what occurs?
That causes earthquakes
What causes underwater earthquakes and or vocanoes?
faults and plates disturbances
Why do cracks and faults in rocks causes earthquakes?
Neither cracks nor faults cause earthquakes by themselves. It is the motion of the Earth's plates.
Why don't all faults cause earthquakes?
Faults are the boundaries between tectonic plates and are not the cause of earthquakes. The motion of one plate against another or the subduction of one plate by another can eventually cause a slippage, and it is this slippage that causes earthquakes.
Why are earthquakes always near faults?
Most earthquakes occur near faults because the interaction of tectonic plates (moving against or away from each other) causes a buildup of stress, which is eventually released in the form of an earthquake. Earthquakes don't necessarily occur along faults though. Volcanic activity and isostatic imbalance (local imbalance from rapid geologic change - for example, ice melting) are two other causes of earthquakes.
Which kind of boundary is seen in earthquakes that are normal faults?
Transform boundaries are seen in earthquakes that are caused by normal faults. Some types of faults are listric or ring faults.
How does stress can change the earth's features?
stress inside the earth causes earthquakes or faults, such as the St. Andres fault
How faults produce earthquakes?
Faults DO NOT produce earthquakes, faults are produced by earthquakes. This means that earthquake loci are centered on and along faults. The energy released by an earthquake is the stress energy built up as a result of plate tectonic forces.
What are faults caused by?
earthquakes
What are earthquakes associated with?
Faults
Which type of margin causes earthquakes?
Bercel
