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Yes. The volcano eruption can affect the plates and a earthquake might happen.

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It's generally the other way round. Most active earthquake zones lie over subducting plates and it the stick-slip movement of these that cause the tremors. The associated volcanoes are a following process, emitting magma formed from partial melting of the subducted plate.

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Yes, a volcano can cause an earthquake when magma movement and pressure underground lead to the fracturing of rock layers. This can trigger seismic activity as the volcano becomes active and erupts.

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A valcano could cause a earthquake but it is not likley. If the the eruption is hard enogh maybe.

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The movement of magma underground, both through the movement itself and the breaking of rocks, sends vibrations and shockwaves through the ground that are felt or detected as earthquakes.

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It depends on how big the earthquake is. But for now, I would say no because I read it somewhere...

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No. Volcanoes can cause earthquakes, but they are not caused by earthquakes. Both volcanoes and earthquakes are commonly found at plate boundaries

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Yes. Volcanoes often to tigger earnthquakes as a result of magma moving and fracturing rock underground.

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