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a earthquakes act by the two plates next to each other shift and rub againts each other witch creates an earthquake.

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This is because of movement of tartanic plates which present under the Earth.

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Did earthquakes appear in the Jurassic period?

Earthquakes did appear during the Jurassic period along with volcano eruptions.


Where does earthquakes mostly appear?

earthqaukes mostly appear in california


Where in the US do earthquakes most commonly appear?

California


How is an earthquake constructive?

Earthquakes can be constructive because of the shifting that they can cause new land to appear. Earthquakes are also constructive in the size of the quake. Smaller earthquakes prevent larger ones from happening by relieving pressure.


Where do earthquakes usually appear on earth?

along the boundaries of tectonic plates, or another name are fault lines.


Where do earthquakes appear most?

According to the USGS Indonesia is very active seismic zone and has the most earthquakes for a given country while Tonga, Fiji probably has the most earthquakes per unit area. China, Iran, Japan and Turkey are all in seismically active areas and also rank high in number of earthquakes.


Is vibration testing being used to detect earthquakes?

Vibration testing is not typically used to detect earthquakes. Earthquakes are usually detected using seismometers, which are specialized instruments designed to measure ground motion caused by seismic activity.


Do earthquakes cause volcanoes to explode?

In most cases, no. However, there is evidence that, on a few occasions, earthquakes appear to have triggered eruptions, most likely by disturbing the magma chamber beneath the volcano. Earthquakes often precede a volcanic eruption, be these are not the cause of the eruption, but are rather a result of the movement of magma that leads to an eruption.


Why earthquakes heppene?

because their are little plates under the ground and they go up and down. whenever they get stop moving/ get stuck an earthquake will appear


Do earthquakes make rocks?

no, but they move them sometimes. causing them to appear to make new ones, because of the movement and because of the movement breaking them at times. Wiki on!!


How are mountains?

Mountains ordinary appear during earthquakes. Two or more geo-panels press each other and mountains begin to rise in the place of this event


Do Earthquakes and volcanoes appear all over the Earth's surface or only in certain places?

Volcanoes are just mostly in certain places and are not dotted around anywhere.