Each year thousands of banks and other financial institutions report data about mortgages to the public, thanks to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, or HMDA for short.
An earthquake is sudden ground movement caused by the sudden release of energy stored in rocks. The earthquake happens when so much stress builds up in the rocks that the rocks rupture. An earthquake's energy is transmitted by seismic waves.
There are two main ways of measuring earthquakes: The first is by measuring the amount of energy released underground, and the second is by measuring the effects above ground. Measuring earthquakes âº What causes an earthquake? âº âº Earthquakes are caused by sudden movements deep in Earthâs crust. What causes an earthquake?