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Yes. Earthquakes can be caused by 2 plates that slip past each other. This is called a transform fault.

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What does plates moving past each other cause?

Earthquakes.


Do faults cause earthquakes?

no. the plates pushing against each other do.


Are earthquakes caused by plates sliding past each other?

Yes, earthquakes are primarily caused by the movement of tectonic plates. When two plates slide past each other, get stuck, and then suddenly release, it generates seismic waves that we feel as earthquakes.


What is the primarily cause of earthquakes in California?

Tectonic underground plates going over each other


What do shifting tectonic cause?

shifting tectonic plates cause continents to move a few inches every year. also, if the plates start rubbing against each other, they can cause severe earthquakes. plates hitting and pushing toward each other can form mountains or volcanoes.


What does transform boundary means?

two plates slip past each other and cause earthquakes along


What occurs at a transform boundary?

At a transform boundary, two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally in opposite directions. This movement can result in earthquakes as the plates grind against each other. Transform boundaries do not typically involve the creation or destruction of crust, but rather the lateral movement of existing crust.


Why are earthquake and volcanoes so frequent in japan?

Japan lies in the earthquake zone where four plates come together. As the plates push against each other, they cause violent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.


Why are earthquakes and volcanoes frequent in japan?

Japan lies in the earthquake zone where four plates come together. As the plates push against each other, they cause violent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.


Do earthquakes only happen where plates converge?

no, earthquakes mainly happen when two plates crash each other or one plates goes under the other.


When plates scrape by each other it can create an?

earthquakes


When tectonic plates move and slip paste each other they cause?

They either push up against each other and cause mountains and earthquakes, or slide past each other and every year the plate you are living on moves a distance.