Earthquakes, one of mother natures most powerful forces. What are they and were do they occur from? Most of the famous mountains known today are a result of earthquakes. Well to be factual, they actually are formed from what's causing the earthquake to happen. To understand that though you need to understand the composition of our earth and what really is going on inside it. Knowing how we study Earthquake activity is what really puts everything together. Seismotology, which is the study of earthquakes and the waves they create has lead us to new understandings on how to determine when and were they are going to happen. You see, our Earths outer layer consists of the mantle, the MOHO and the crust. The Moho and the Crust are divided in to a dozen major plates and several minor ones. Some of which you probably heard," African, Nazca and the Pacific plate" are bigger than the others.
How is an earthquake created? Friction is always increasing as the mantle pushes and pulls the......
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