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•A plate boundary
where two tectonic
plates slide
horizontally past one
another
These 3 mechanisms
work together to propel
the movement of the
tectonic plates.
EARTHQUAKES
2 TYPES OF
EARTHQUAKES
Volcanic- caused by magma
movement associated with
volcanic activity
HYPOCENTER
underground origin of
the earthquake.
Surface impact; part
EPICENTER
of the surface where
directly above the
hypocenter
Shocks before the
FORESHOCKS plates abruptly slip
past one another
Actual shock caused