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What role does potential energy play in earthquakes

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The energy in seismic waves that cause the ground to shake Heat energy associated with friction on the fault slip surface Gravitational potential energy (the energy stored when lifting something off the ground, for example) may change as a result of the earthquake Elastic potential energy, as in the recoil energy of a stretched spring.

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