What is the definition of earthquake according to Monk house?
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Earthquake
GEOLOGY
WRITTEN BY: Bruce A. Bolt
LAST UPDATED: Sep 18, 2019 See Article History
Alternative Title: earth tremor
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Earthquake, any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth’s rocks. Seismic waves are produced when some form of energy stored in Earth’s crust is suddenly released, usually when masses of rock straining against one another suddenly fracture and “slip.” Earthquakes occur most often along geologic faults, narrow zones where rock masses move in relation to one another. The major fault lines of the world are located at the fringes of the huge tectonic plates that make up Earth’s crust. (See the table of major earthquakes.)
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