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1/22/2021

Earthquakes

  • Earthquakes occur on plate margins.
  • As one plate rubs against the other, pressure builds up and when this pressure reaches its maximum it releases suddenly and causes an earthquake.
  • Earthquakes can have disastrous effects but this is dependent on how rich the country is and how well it has prepared.
  • Effects of an earthquake: gas pipes fracture causing fires, buildings collapse, sewage pipes broken - risk of disease.