explain how and why an earthquake occurs in thorough detail. You should also be identifying the four labels below within your explanation. A good answer would be longer than a paragraph (but < 3)

Earthquakes are caused by a slippery slope. When the pressure at the edge exceeds the collision, there is an earthquake that pulls the energy from the tides that move the crust and cause the tremors we feel. In California there are two plates - the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, which is the most earthquake prone are in north America.

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the thirteen colonies are:

connecticut, delaware, georgia, maryland, massachusetts, new jersey, new york, new hampshire, north carolina, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, virginia

true. earthquakes are felt whenever there is a slip around a fault in the rocks below the earth. this reorientation of faults create sesmic waves and is known as earthquake, the severity of which is measured in richter scale. these are more prominent in hilly regions as the rocks usually form faults to balance the pressures on it.