Earthquakes

Question 1

What kind of earthquakes form at diverging plate margins

Answer 1

Earthquakes along diverging plate margins are mainly shallow and often related to volcanic activity

Question 2

What earthquakes occur at oceanic plates

Answer 2

Oceanic crust subduction zones experience frequent earthquakes which may be powerful and create tsunamis

Question 3

What earthquakes are there at continental converging plate margins

Answer 3

Earthquakes along continental crust converging plate margins are mainly shallow but can be powerful and hazardous if humans inhabit the area

Question 4

What else can lead to earthquakes

Answer 4

Human activity such as fracking for gas extraction is thought to cause minor earthquakes