The Energy Released by Fault Movement Forms This?


The energy released by the movement of faults within the Earth's crust is known as seismic waves. These seismic waves are the force responsible for the vibrations caused by earthquakes, and can be used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
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The energy released by fault movement forms an earthquake (seismic wave). A fault refers to a planar momentous displacement of a volume of rocks across which results ...
Earthquakes can transmit energy when the rocks on the fault line move really fast. The movement will create a vibration that continues like a wave releasing energy ...
Earthquakes form most commonly in the area around fault lines. They may also occur anywhere else on Earth when energy is released into the crust. ...