Question

What is an earthquake?​

Answer 1

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Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two blocks of rock or two plates are rubbing against each other, they stick a little. When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs.

Answer 2

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Explanation:

The short answer is this That earthquake are caused by faulting ,a sudden lateral or vertical movement of rock along a rupture break surface .An Earth quake is the shaking that redicates out from the breaking rock , people have known aboutJpp Earth quakes from thousands of years,of course,but they didn't know what caused them