natural earthquakes

What Is The Causes Of Earthquake?

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What Is The Causes Of Earthquake? Earthquakes are the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth. The movement releases stored-up ‘elastic strain’ energy in the form of seismic waves, which propagate through the Earth and cause the ground surface to shake. What are the 3 main causes of earthquakes? There are three main

Where Do Earthquakes Are Most Likely To Happen?

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Where Do Earthquakes Are Most Likely To Happen? Over 80 per cent of large earthquakes occur around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, an area known as the ‘Ring of Fire’; this where the Pacific plate is being subducted beneath the surrounding plates. The Ring of Fire is the most seismically and volcanically active zone