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What are the type of earthquake?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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Tectonic earthquake volcanic earthquake and artificial earthquake

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Mainly there are four types of earthquakes:

Tectonic: The most common. Rocks in the crust break due to stress placed upon them by tectonic motion. Shallow quakes happen at transform boundaries, deep focus at subduction zones.

Volcanic: Kind of obviously occur in conjunction with volcanic activity, magma forcing its way into an area that doesn't have enough room to hold it, thus cracking and stressing and breaking the rock.

Collapse: Small earthquakes caused by the cave-in of... caves, mines, and other subterranean openings.

Explosion: Caused by the explosion of nuclear or very large high-explosive weapons. One good way that we keep track of nations like North Korea, and the progressing of their nuclear programs.

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tectonic,volcanic,explosion and collapse earthquakes

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Tectonic earthquake volcanic earthquake and artificial earthquake

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Tectonic,Volcanic and Explosive earthquake.

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