Pressure enough to cause an earthquake is quite able to break bedrock of any depth.
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Bedrock is the hardest part of Earth's crust and is generally considered unbreakable by human tools and equipment. In practice, it is rarely broken through, except by natural geological processes over long periods of time.
The regolith horizon contains large pieces of broken up bedrock. This horizon is composed of fragmented rock material that has undergone weathering processes, making it looser and more fragmented than the underlying unweathered bedrock.
The C Horizon contains large pieces of broken up bedrock. It is the layer of weathered parent material that lies below the A and E horizons in soil profiles.
Bedrock is the toughest block in Minecraft and cannot be broken normally in survival mode. It requires creative mode or special tools like the "Dragon Egg Bedrock Breaker" to break it. Even then, breaking bedrock is difficult and requires a lot of effort.
Soil typically forms first from bedrock through a process called weathering, where the bedrock is broken down by physical, chemical, or biological processes. Over time, weathering breaks down the bedrock into smaller particles that mix with organic material to form soil.
The term that describes the area of bedrock from which soil forms is known as the "parent material". This bedrock is broken down over time through weathering and other processes to create the soil above it.