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Geologists have hypothesized that the movement of tectonic plates is related to convection currents in the earth's mantle.
Tremendous heat and pressure within the earth cause the hot magma to flow in convection currents. These currents cause the movement of the tectonic plates that make up the earth's crust.
Maybe you may wonder(￣︶￣)↗ ?
What is tectonic earthquake?
- A tectonic earthquake is one that occurs when the earth's crust breaks due to geological forces on rocks and adjoining plates that cause physical and chemical changes. A volcanic earthquake is any earthquake that results from tectonic forces which occur in conjunction with volcanic activity.
Which tectonic force can cause an earthquake?
Plate tectonics
- Tectonic plates move very slowly relative to each other, typically a few centimetres per year, but this still causes a huge amount of deformation at the plate boundaries, which in turn results in earthquakes.
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