DEFINE EARTHQUAKE - EARTHQUAKE DEFINITION - VOLCANO - TECTONIC EARTHQUAKE - TYPE OF EARTHQUAKE
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The main factors of the earthquake is due to the release of energy generated by the pressure exerted by a moving plate.
When the pressure is enlarged and can not be detained again by the earth, that's when the earthquake struck.
The Causes of Earthquakes :
- Earthquakes usually occur between two different plates. A place where the compressional and translational plates meet, then it is likely there will be a terrible earthquake.
- Earthquakes can also occur due to the eruption of a volcano or more we are familiar with volcanic earthquakes
- Earthquakes can also occur because of accumulated huge mass of water behind the dam, such as the Caribbean Dam in Zambia, Africa
- Earthquakes can also occur due to injection or akstraksi fluid from / into the earth