An earthquake is the shifting of tectonic plates in the earths crust a volcano is a mountan drawing lava from deep down in the ground it slowly builds up preasure then shoots out the lava.
Volcanoes form at Earth's surface whereas earthquakes originate from deeper within the crust. ... Volcanoes are formed by release of gas and magma. Earthquakes are caused by movement along a fault. Volcanoes lead to the formation of new rock whereas earthquakes simply cause waves which disturb the rock
