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How is stress stored
in a rock released?

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stored stress is released as energy in the form of earthquakes
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Answer: The stress builds up in rocks. However, rocks eventually break, and the stored stress is released as energy in the form of earthquakes. ... The energy released during an earthquake migrates away from the focus of the earthquake (location of the first break of the rocks) as waves. These waves are called seismic waves.

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