Earthquake

HOW IT IS BUILT The methods behind it Remote sensing Landslide Plate tectonics Seismology WHAT IT CAN DO Its core abilities WHERE IT IS USED Interferometry · Fault (geology) Tsunami · Friction Earthquake learns · reasons · acts
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An earthquake is a sudden, violent shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the abrupt release of energy stored in rock layers beneath the ground. This energy release happens when tectonic plates—massive sections of the Earth's crust—suddenly shift position after building up stress over years or centuries.

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