Factual information abut EArthquakes... How do they originate? Might want to find out what makes them eventually stop... There are alot of scientific terms used, you m ay want to look up ....

Earthquakes <Tab/>Earthquakes are the most deadly natural disaster in the World. Earthquakes are caused by sudden movement of rocks under the earth's surface. Rocks respond to stress (squeezed or pulled apart) near the earth's surface by breaking. The land around the fault may shirt horizontally, vertically, or a combination of both. <Tab/>There are many scales to rate earthquakes on damage and power. The first scale …

…to shearing forces and rocks on either side move past each other without an upward or downward movement. For example, a railroad may be damaged because some of the land will move sideways to the left and the other part of the land could move to the right. This would make the railroad crooked and unable to use. C. Rembert "South Carolina Department of Natural Resources" Dennis Building 10/22/04. www.dnrstatescus/ <Tab/>