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    Earthquakes occur due to the buildup of stress along fault lines within the Earth's tectonic plates. When the stress becomes too great, the plates suddenly slip past each other, releasing energy. The focus is the point where slip first occurs deep underground, while the epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus where seismic waves are strongest.

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    Earthquakes occur due to the buildup of stress along fault lines within the Earth's tectonic plates. When the stress becomes too great, the plates suddenly slip past each other, releasing energy. The focus is the point where slip first occurs deep underground, while the epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus where seismic waves are strongest.

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    G6 Geography – How do earthquakes happen?

    Task 1 - What is the difference between the focus and the epicentre of an earthquake?

    Task 2 – Explain, with the aid of a diagram, how earthquakes happen.

    You should aim to use the following words in your description.

    conservative plates, friction, stress, slip, focus, epicentre, seismic waves

    http://www.geographypods.com/earthquakes.html

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