Question

20. Many of California earthquakes are caused by?

1.two plates sliding past one another.
2.an oceanic plate and a continental plate colliding.
3.two continental plates colliding.
4.none of the above

Answer 1

The earthquakes of California are caused by the movement of huge blocks of the earth's crust- the Pacific and North American plates. ... About two-thirds of this movement occurs on the San Andreas fault and some parallel faults