How Do Earthquakes Happen? Possible Warning Signs and Prediction
The Earth’s surface may feel solid and unchanging, but beneath it lies a world in constant motion. The planet’s surface is made up of large tectonic plates that slowly shift over the semi-molten mantle below. Most earthquakes happen where these plates meet, along plate boundaries.
When two plates move toward each other, one plate may be forced beneath the other in a process called...
