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What caused the 1952 Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake?

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the movement of the two tectonic plates

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What caused the Kamchatka earthquake?
the movement in the two tectonic plates x
How many aftershocks Kamchatka 1952 earthquake?
400
How many people died in the 1952 Kamchatka earthquake?
At least 2,336 died in one town alone: Severo-Kurilsk. Total deaths (mostly in Russia) are estimated to be around 15,000.
What are earthquakes and how are they caused?
Earthquakes are shockwaves caused by plate collisions at plate boundaries. They vibrate the Earth on different strengths depending on how serious the plate collision is. They can in turn cause houses...
Why earthquakes are caused?
Because One Tectonic Plate Shifts Under Or Above Another Which Causes The Land Above To Move Around. When One Tectonic Plate Gets Shifted It Makes Tremors And Then Every Thing moves, shakes And...