Like when the ground is shaking what causes it.Last time when i was in Africa their was an Earthquake in my village and i asked my self how did it happened and i had no answer for my self so i want to ask it to you Members of Question.com
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Well... the earth is made up of plates. large peices of land that protect the core. and i guess your village was on a crack that was between the plates. and when the plates move, the earth shakes. but some counties are made up on a plate and no cracks so no earthquakes happen there. Hope this answers your question :)
Earthquakes occur as a result of masses of rock changing positions below the earth's surface. This activity goes on continuously. Often, the shock waves are not strong enough to be felt on the earth's surface. But at times enough rock breaks and enough shifts takes place to shake the surface violently.
Over time the frequency of earthquakes can be felt at the earth's surface. Did you know the bible talks about that time? Matthew 24:7-8 says: "for nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another. All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress." We are currently living in that time, but what does it mean? If you would like to know visit www.jw.org. It answer that question and also tells what hope will there be for the future.