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What Is An Earthquake

An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements within the earth's crust or volcanic activity. Earthquakes usually occur when built-up pressure causes rock to break suddenly along a fault. They can cause destruction and occur all over the world along plate boundaries and faults. Earthquakes primarily cause ground shaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis, and liquefaction, with fires being a major secondary effect.

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What Is An Earthquake

An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements within the earth's crust or volcanic activity. Earthquakes usually occur when built-up pressure causes rock to break suddenly along a fault. They can cause destruction and occur all over the world along plate boundaries and faults. Earthquakes primarily cause ground shaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis, and liquefaction, with fires being a major secondary effect.

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1. What is an earthquake?

An earthquake is the sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result
of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

2. What causes earthquake?


Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of
energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two blocks of rock or two plates are
rubbing against each other, they stick a little. They don't just slide smoothly; the rocks catch on each other. The
rocks are still pushing against each other, but not moving. After a while, the rocks break because of all the
pressure that's built up. When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs. During the earthquake and afterward, the
plates or blocks of rock start moving, and they continue to move until they get stuck again. The spot
underground where the rock breaks is called the focus of the earthquake. The place right above the focus (on
top of the ground) is called the epicenter of the earthquake.

3. Where are the earthquakes likely to occur?


Earthquakes occur all the time all over the world, both along plate edges and along faults.

4. What is a fault?
Faults are cracks in the earth where sections of a plate (or two plates) are moving in different directions. Faults
are caused by all that bumping and sliding the plates do. They are more common near the edges of the plates.

5. What damages/effects/impacts an earthquake can do?


The primary effects of earthquakes are ground shaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis,
and liquefaction. Fires are probably the single most important secondary effect of earthquakes.

1. What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is the sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result
of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

2. What causes earthquake?


Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of
energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two blocks of rock or two plates are
rubbing against each other, they stick a little. They don't just slide smoothly; the rocks catch on each other. The
rocks are still pushing against each other, but not moving. After a while, the rocks break because of all the
pressure that's built up. When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs. During the earthquake and afterward, the
plates or blocks of rock start moving, and they continue to move until they get stuck again. The spot
underground where the rock breaks is called the focus of the earthquake. The place right above the focus (on
top of the ground) is called the epicenter of the earthquake.

3. Where are the earthquakes likely to occur?


Earthquakes occur all the time all over the world, both along plate edges and along faults.

4. What is a fault?
Faults are cracks in the earth where sections of a plate (or two plates) are moving in different directions. Faults
are caused by all that bumping and sliding the plates do. They are more common near the edges of the plates.

5. What damages/effects/impacts an earthquake can do?


The primary effects of earthquakes are ground shaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis,
and liquefaction. Fires are probably the single most important secondary effect of earthquakes.

1. What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is the sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result
of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

2. What causes earthquake?


Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of
energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two blocks of rock or two plates are
rubbing against each other, they stick a little. They don't just slide smoothly; the rocks catch on each other. The
rocks are still pushing against each other, but not moving. After a while, the rocks break because of all the
pressure that's built up. When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs. During the earthquake and afterward, the
plates or blocks of rock start moving, and they continue to move until they get stuck again. The spot
underground where the rock breaks is called the focus of the earthquake. The place right above the focus (on
top of the ground) is called the epicenter of the earthquake.

3. Where are the earthquakes likely to occur?


Earthquakes occur all the time all over the world, both along plate edges and along faults.

4. What is a fault?
Faults are cracks in the earth where sections of a plate (or two plates) are moving in different directions. Faults
are caused by all that bumping and sliding the plates do. They are more common near the edges of the plates.

5. What damages/effects/impacts an earthquake can do?


The primary effects of earthquakes are ground shaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis,
and liquefaction. Fires are probably the single most important secondary effect of earthquakes.

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