What are the causes of earthquakes?

Cards (5)

  • Divergentbrittle/tearingfrequent
  • Conservative – rubbing past, friction, pressure build up, release/jolt
  • Mid plate activity – faults moving/hairline cracks in earth
  • Human causes – Fracking, mining, reservoir construction
  • Primary/Pressure (P) Wavefastest and reach the surface first. Like sound waves, they are high-frequency and push like balls in a line. Travel through both mantle and core to opposite side of the earth.