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Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates hit into each other. Causing an earthquake. ~DDG~

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Earthquakes happen when these sections of Earth's crust move?

Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates along fault lines shift and release built-up pressure, causing the ground to shake. The sudden release of energy creates seismic waves that result in vibrations felt on the Earth's surface.


What are the three types of earhquakes?

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.


Do earthquakes happen more in the summer or winter?

In Nepal they've found that more earthquakes happen in the northern hemisphere's winter. A few articles say this is due to increased rain fall, but I think it has more to do with the northern hemisphere reaching full solar aphelion (cloest point of orbit) in early January. This closer proximity to the sun exerts a huge gravitational pull on earth, triggering earthquakes.


Most earthquakes happen-?

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.


What time of day do earthquakes happen?

its always night somewhere on the earth, so when earthquakes occur its technically always at night (though not necessarily where the earth is quakin). yes earthquakes can happen at any time of day.

Related Questions

Can earthquakes happen in Thailand?

Earthquakes happen everyday everywhere so yes thialand often has earth quakes.


Can earthquakes happen in a village?

Yeah. Totally. Earth Quakes can happen anywhere!


What happens to earth when earthquakes happen?

plate rub against each other to cause an earthquakes


What earthquakes happen when these sections of earth's crust move?

a salami.


Where are earthquakes a big problem?

Well earthquakes can happen in alot of different places such as Africa but the reason e=why they happen is because the earth is being shaken which causes it to happen


Are there earthquakes in Antarctica?

There are not earth quakes in antarctica, however they Do happen occasionally


Do earthquakes happen in deserts?

Yes, earthquakes can happen in deserts. Earthquakes are caused by geological processes within the Earth's crust, so they can occur in any location, including deserts. The level of seismic activity in a desert area may vary, but earthquakes can still occur.


When earthquake happen when these sections of earth crust move?

earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move


Why do earthquakes happen?

earth quakes happen because of the fault line. Underneath the suface the plate are moving


Where and when is a earthquake most likely to occur?

Fat lady falls causing a sevre shake in the earth's core


Why are earthquakes and volcanoes more likely to happen in the ocean?

The Earth is 70% ocean.


Where on the Earth's crust are earthquakes most likely to happen?

near the plate boundaries