Earthquake

• The Philippines is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire
• An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of the earth's crustal plates.
• When the rocks inside the earth melt, forming molten rocks called magma.
• This magma is lighter than the rocks around it and so it rises upwards and reaches the surface forming an eruption and formation of volcanoes.
• What is the meaning of PHIVOLCS?