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you you're laughing right watching me tumble like that are you oh no no go

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ahead but hey do you know what just happened there we go again well this is

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nothing but an earthquake a small one indeed come let me tell you about

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earthquakes today zoom in the surface of the earth is like a jigsaw puzzle yes

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it's not a single piece of land but approximately 20 pieces of a puzzle

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that constantly move but you don't feel it because they move quite slowly each

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Each one of those puzzle pieces are called tectonic plates.

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So, whenever those plates hit, bump or slide past another plate, an earthquake is caused.

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The surface where these plates slip is called the fault or the fault plane.

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So, when do you think it happens?

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Well, it happens all the time.

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But hey, don't be scared, most of the times we don't feel the quakes as they are too small to reach us.

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But sometimes they are so strong that they can be felt over a thousand miles away.

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The place where the earthquake originates is called the Hypo Center.

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And the place where it occurs on the earth's surface is called the Epi Center.

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epicenter there are three types of earthquakes convergent boundary here one

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plate is forced over another during an earthquake which causes a thrust fault

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many hills and mountains have been formed due to the convergent boundary

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divergent boundary your plates are drifted apart from each other forming a

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rift zone this kind gives birth to new ocean flows transform fault here the

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plates slip by each other and this is also called strike slip so earthquakes

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are nothing but the shaking rolling or a sudden shock of the Earth's surface now

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Now you know, that whenever the earth is stressed or angry, it shakes and grumbles.

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Don't be scared, I was just kidding.

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Trivia Time!

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The instrument used by scientists to measure the intensity of earthquake is known as a seismograph.

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A tsunami is caused when earthquakes occur under water.

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Whoa! Yikes! I need to rush before I tumble again, so this is me zooming out.

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Tune in next time for more fun facts.