seismic activity

How Are Earthquakes Related To The Rock Cycle?

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How Are Earthquakes Related To The Rock Cycle? Earthquakes shake and volcanoes erupt. Sections of the crust are on the move. Mountains push up and wear down. These and many other processes contribute to the rock cycle, which makes and changes rocks on or below the Earth’s surface. How is the rock cycle related to

Could The Lisbon Earthquake Happen Again?

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Could The Lisbon Earthquake Happen Again? Could the Lisbon earthquake happen again? It also addresses recent research that suggests that Lisbon’s earthquake risk today is driven not by the prospect of a recurrence of a 1755-type event—which is estimated to have a return period of between 3,000 and 4,000 years—but rather by the possibility of