how does an earthquake occur ??
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when the plates collides with each other under the earth's crust, the waves from epicenter are earthquake
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The earthquake occur by two types -:
(i) The moving of tectonic plates -:
When the tectonic plates or one block of earth moves and hits the another block of earth or slips then a shock occur in the earth crust which we called as earthquake.
(ii) By meteors or asteroids -:
When the meteors or asteroids hits with the great force the tectonic plates get a shock by which the earthquake occurs .
Extra information :
▪︎The earthquake is measured by Richter's scale .
▪︎By the Chicxulub impactor meteorite the largest earthquake has been occur .
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