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When ever the stress on the Earth's crust exceeds it's tensile strength.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoHurricanes are most common in the summer. There is no correlation between earthquake frequency and time of year.
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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.
How often do tornadoes and hurricanes happen in the Temperate Rainforest?
Hurricanes do not often impact temperate areas as the are mostly limited to tropical and subtropical regions. Tornadoes are more common than hurricanes in temperate climates, but affect grassland more often than forests.
Why do earthquakes often happen near volcanic regions?
both are caused by subduction zones
How often do large earthquakes happen along the San Andreas?
There are numerous earthquakes every day along the faultline, however many are weak and cause little or no damage.
Do hurricanes cause rip tides?
Yes. Hurricanes often do cause rip tides, though not all rip tides are associated with hurricanes.
Why are people more prepared for a hurricane then an earthquake?
hurricanes don't happen as often as earthquakes
How often can an hurricanes happen in a year or month or season?
in a season there can range from none to as many as 20 hurricanes in one season...assuming it is in one general area.
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.
Are floods earthquakes tornadoes hurricanes and volcanoes happen as often or more often than in the past?
Overall scientists do not believe that there is an increase in the occurrence of most natural disasters. However, due to technological advancements we are increasingly aware of them when they do happen.
Can their be tornadoes hurricanes and earthquakes at the same time?
Yes, but the chances of such an occurrence are extremely low. Hurricanes often produce tornadoes, but more often in their outer regions beyond the area of hurricane conditions (sustained winds of at least 74 mph). Hurricanes and tornadoes are not related to earthquakes in any way known to science. Many area that are prone to large earthquakes to not typically see hurricanes or tornadoes very often.
Why are the people in Chile prepared for earthquakes?
Because earthquakes happen very often there.
How often should large earthquakes happen?
Large earthquakes - scientists predict they should happen every 80 years.
Can earthquakes happen in Thailand?
Earthquakes happen everyday everywhere so yes thialand often has earth quakes.
Do earthquakes happen in Antarctica?
Yes, but not very often.
Do earthquakes often occur at at faults that are away from plate boundaries?
Yes, but not as often as earthquakes happen near plate boundaries
How often do tornadoes and hurricanes happen in the Temperate Rainforest?
Hurricanes do not often impact temperate areas as the are mostly limited to tropical and subtropical regions. Tornadoes are more common than hurricanes in temperate climates, but affect grassland more often than forests.
Do earthquakes usually occur in summer?
Regional it can be argued that indeed there are earthquake seasons. Earthquakes are more often than not related to tectonic activity (subduction, rifting, shearing along transform faults, etc.); however, not all earthquakes are related to such activity. Crustal loading through increased sedimentation can increase the overriding pressure, and once this is removed through weathering processes, this can release pressure causing earthquakes (for example those within stable continental shields). There is certainly an earthquake season in the Himalayan front and has been investigated by geologists at Caltech. "In the Himalaya, monsoon rains swell the rivers of the Ganges basin, increasing the pressure bearing down on the region. As the rains stop, the river water soaks through the ground and the built-up load eases outward, toward the front of the range. This outward redistribution of stress after the rains end leads to horizontal compression in the mountain range later in the year, triggering the wintertime earthquakes."
