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Lisa [10]
2 years ago
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What causes earthquakes and valcanoes

Geography
1 answer:
choli [55]2 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Some, but not all, earthquakes are related to volcanoes. ... However, most earthquakes are caused by the interaction of the plates not the movement of magma . Most earthquakes directly beneath a volcano are caused by the movement of magma. The magma exerts pressure on the rocks until it cracks the rock.

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