what causes of eerthqakes
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3 natural (+1 human-made) reasons:
Plate Tectonics: The tectonic plates slide one on top of the other, or one aside the other. These are the most usual and powerful quakes.
Volcanoes: Usually related to the movement of the tectonic plates because most (not all) volcanoes are part of a volcanic arc. Wherever volcanoes exist, movement of magma towards the surface causes tremors.
Ground instability: A collapse in a natural cave or a mine, a landslide, or a sagging of the ground because of a change in the depth of the aquifer (caused by filling up an artificial dam or by excessive pumping from water wells) may be large enough to cause a local earthquake.
Explosions: Nuclear explosions and mine blasts can also directly cause tremors
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