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What two plates cause most of Alaska's earthquakes?

The Pacific and North American plates cause most of Alaska's earthquakes.


What is the cause of most earthquakes?

the movement of tectonic or lithoshereic plates


What is the cause of most tsunami's?

Undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.


Why does an earthquake zone have earthquakes if no volcanoes are there?

Volcanoes are not the primary cause of earthquakes. Most earthquakes result from the stresses created by tectonic plates moving past or against one another. At transform boundaries there is no mechanism to produce volcanoes, but the movement of the plates will still cause earthquakes. Stresses within a plate can also cause earthquakes.


Why is Japan having the most earthquakes and tsunamis?

cause Japan does sometimes


What cause most earthquakes?

when tectonic plates slide past eachother


What causes most tsunamis earthquakes a full moon a hurricane or a flood?

Of these things, earthquakes are the only ones that can cause tsunamis.


Do earthquakes have a geologic meteorological or human cause?

Earthquakes have a geological cause.


Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?

Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.


Why do some earthquakes cause terrible damage?

most of the time it depends what country it is


Can earthquakes happen underwater?

Of course! In fact, underwater earthquakes are a major cause of tsunamis.


Are there earthquakes in the water?

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