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  2. What causes earthquakes? The science behind why seismic ... - AOL

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    What causes earthquakes? Earthquakes occur when the plates that make up the Earth's crust move around. These plates, called tectonic plates, can push against each other.

  3. Earthquake - Wikipedia

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    Most earthquake clusters consist of small tremors that cause little to no damage, but there is a theory that earthquakes can recur in a regular pattern. [32] Earthquake clustering has been observed, for example, in Parkfield, California where a long-term research study is being conducted around the Parkfield earthquake cluster.

  4. 2025 Tibet earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The earthquake was the largest in China since the Maduo earthquake in May 2021 and the deadliest since the Jishishan earthquake in December 2023. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was caused by normal faulting and originated within the continental crust at 10 km (6.2 mi) depth.

  5. Quake (natural phenomenon) - Wikipedia

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    An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.At the Earth's surface, earthquakes may manifest themselves by a shaking or displacement of the ground and sometimes cause tsunamis, which may lead to loss of life and destruction of property.

  6. Why do earthquakes happen? - AOL

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    Movement of tectonic plates against each other sends seismic waves rippling across earth’s surface

  7. 7.0 earthquake in Northern California knocks out power to ...

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    That earthquake caused close to $100 million in damage in the most recent estimate, according to Lori Dengler, an emeritus professor in geology at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt.

  8. Volcano tectonic earthquake - Wikipedia

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    A volcano tectonic earthquake or volcano earthquake is caused by the movement of magma beneath the surface of the Earth. [1] The movement results in pressure changes where the rock around the magma has a change in stress. At some point, this stress can cause the rock to break or move. This seismic activity is used by scientists to monitor ...

  9. Seismic wave - Wikipedia

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    Following an earthquake event, S waves arrive at seismograph stations after the faster-moving P waves and displace the ground perpendicular to the direction of propagation. Depending on the propagational direction, the wave can take on different surface characteristics; for example, in the case of horizontally polarized S waves, the ground ...