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They can be caused by either motion of the tectonic plates. See the related question below about what causes earthquakes more more detail.

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What causes volcanoes and earthquacks?

Volcanoes are caused by the rising of magma in the earths mantle and earthquakes are caused by the colliding of the earths tectonic plates against one another.


What happens if an earthquake is under land?

Most earthquakes are under land. An earthquake is caused by tectonic plates shifting and/or colliding together.


Do colliding plates cause earthquakes?

Actually colliding plates cause earthquakes


What makes predicting earthquakes so hard?

Earthquakes is most often caused due to colliding of plates in the Earth's crust. As these plates are moving constantly it is not easy to know when they will collide. So it is difficult to predict earthquake.


Why do you have earthquakes in California?

because shifting of plates colliding together


What would happen if plates kept on colliding?

earthquakes and volcanoes


What is cause by continents colliding?

Earthquakes, follwed by tidal waves.


How are earthquake and volcano similar?

Volcanoes and earthquakes are similar in that they both occur in places where two tectonic plates meet.


What can be caused by slipping sliding and colliding of the tectonic plates?

Slipping, sliding, and colliding of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountain ranges. These movements can also lead to the creation of new landforms, such as rift valleys and trenches, and can impact the distribution of resources and habitats on Earth.


Where does earthquakes form?

An earthquake forms by two plates colliding in any sea nearest to the country. Earthquakes form anywhere, where there is a big sea/ocean.


What is the biggest mountain caused your colliding continental plates?

The Himalayan mountains.


What is a compressional wave caused by colliding air molecules?

Sound Waves