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What causes the most earthquakes?

Earthquakes that causes most damage when two plates crashed and one plate moves upwards vertically than the other plate.


What is the psychical weathering?

Physical weathering is any process that causes erosion. Volcanic eruptions, wind, precipitation and earthquakes are the most common forms.


Most earthquakes occur at the boundaries of these?

Most earthquakes occur at the boundaries of the tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are always in motion, and when two of them collide with one another it causes earthquakes.


What causes the most injuries during earthquakes?

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Is it always the biggest earthquakes that causes the most fatalities?

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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.


What causes most earthquakes related deaths and injuries?

Aftershocks cause the most earthquake-related deaths and injuries.


What type of earthquake causes the most human injury and damage?

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What is the fault system that causes most of California's earthquakes?

That would be the San Andreas fault line.


What would seismologist be most concerned with?

Seismologists would be most concerned with studying and monitoring earthquakes, including their occurrence, intensity, and potential impact on society. They focus on understanding the causes of earthquakes, predicting their likelihood, and developing tools to mitigate their effects.


What causes most deaths Earthquakes lightning Strikes or Hurricanes?

Earthquakes have caused more deaths than hurricanes, and hurricanes have caused more deaths than lightning.


What type of stress causes an earthquake?

Tectonic stress causes most earthquakes. This stress is generated as tectonic plates move and collide with each other, building up pressure that is eventually released as an earthquake. Other types of stress, such as volcanic or anthropogenic activities, can also trigger earthquakes in specific circumstances.