An earthquake is an earth-shaking event. When the tectonic plates deep under the Earth’s crust shift or move against each other, shock waves travel up to the surface of the Earth. These shockwaves are what we experience as an earthquake. Some parts of the world are more earthquake-prone than others since they sit on what is commonly…
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