what is an earthquake?
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An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
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Earthquake, any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks.
earthquakes are caused by faulting, a sudden lateral or vertical movement of rock along a rupture (break) surface. Here's the longeranswer: The surface of the Earth is in continuous slow motion. An earthquake is the shaking that radiates out from the breaking rock.
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