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Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two blocks of rock or two plates are rubbing against each other, they stick a little

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Giant pieces of the Earth's thin, outermost layer that move around on top of a layer of plastic rock

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deformation

The bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress

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A point on the earths surface vertical above the focus of an earthquake

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A point on the earths surface

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Is the theory that earths outer layer shell is divided

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Natural events such as volcanic eruptions and meteor impacts can cause earthquakes, but the majority of naturally-occurring earthquakes are triggered by movement of the earth's plates

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how the plates move