Earthquakes

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Earthquakes are concentrated in very specific narrow zones indicated by dots and cross-hatched areas.

Earthquakes or the word earthquake are used to describe any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passing of seismic waves through the Earth's crust. The epicenters of these huge waves are usually near the geologic fault lines of the world, which are located at the fringes of huge tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust.

The energy, or seismic waves, can be released several ways. Elastic strain, gravity, chemical reactions, or even the motion of massive bodies can cause earthquakes or minor ones. However, most may produce minor activity, the elastic strain actually stores its energy to release some of the most damaging effects, dubbing such as, "tectonic earthquakes."