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Line 1: − {{stub}}+ − A trembling or shaking of the [[earth]] as a result of [[rock]]masses suddenly moving along a [[fault]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>+ − ==References==+ − <references/>
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An Earthquake is the shaking caused when [[tectonic]] activity in an area causes the release of [[energy]] from the rock. Most commonly occuring on tectonic plate boundaries, earthquakes also occur along faults where previous movement has occured.
Earthquakes cause a significant natural [[hazard]] to populations living in areas prone to earthquakes and responses to the hazard vary with economic development.
The most powerful earthquakes occur at destructive tectonic plate boundaries.
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