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Briefly describe the cause of earthquakes

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When tectonic plates rub against each other the friction causes earth ranges to slip and move around making whatever's on top shake and move as well.

User Andigor
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mostly its the tectonic plates that shift under us that causes earthquakes, how they shift changes the damage the earthquake can cause so tectonic plates unless u want the mythological one which is some earth god scratching his back
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