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garri49 [273]
2 years ago
14

What's the main cause of most earthquakes?

Geography
2 answers:
uranmaximum [27]2 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Pressure from within Earth's crust

Explanation:

The tectonic plates are always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction. When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction, there is an earthquake that releases energy in waves that travel through the earth's crust and cause the shaking that we feel.

PolarNik [594]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

pressure from within earth's crust

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