Earth & Space

Why Earthquakes Shake

Name: Why Earthquakes Shake
Duration: 78 s
Description: Tectonic plates stick under stress, then slip suddenly. Seismic waves do the rest.

Tectonic plates stick under stress, then slip suddenly. Seismic waves do the rest.

The ground feels solid. Always. Until SUDDENLY it shakes. Why? What just slipped underneath?

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Tectonic PlatesFrictionSeismic WavesMagnitude