Earthquakes

Earthquakes are the occured by a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves which trembles the earth. Scientists measure earthquakes with seismometers. The biggest earthquake was a magnitude of 9.0 in Japan. Earthquakes occur the most in California. California has different homes than the homes in Texas. California homes are made to protect from earthquakes, while in Texas homes are made to protect tornadoes. There are three different kinds of earthquakes, strike-slip, normal, and thrust(reverse). Strike-slip faults are steep structures where the two sides of the fault slip horizontally past each other. Normal faults occur mainly in areas where the crust is being extended like a divergent boundary. Reverse faults occur in areas where the crust is being shortened like a convergent boundary. Earthquakes can trigger tsunamis, volcanoes, and land slides. Earthquakes are dangerous, but they are interesting to learn.