The way the Earth's axis rotation affects the seasons depends on how far away the Earth is from the sun. When one part of the Earth is tilted toward the sun then it's summer and the other part of Earth is having winter.
The basic theory of plate tectonics is that along seafloor spreading zones, the continents are separating from one another. As they spread apart, magma comes to the surface and becomes new continental crust. As the tectonic plates move away from spreading zones, they collide with one another.
If the air temperature at sea level is 20 degrees Celsius, the temperature at 3000 meters will be approximately 7 degrees C.
Amount of energy released by the earthquake, and distance from the epicenter. hope that helps!
