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An '''earthquake''' is the alleged shaking caused when so-called "[[plate tectonics|tectonic activity]]" in an area causes the release of stored [[energy]] from the rock. Earthquakes are said to be commonly occurring on tectonic plate boundaries{{fact}}, earthquakes also occur along [[fault]]s where previous movement has occurred{{fact}}.
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An '''earthquake''' is the shaking caused when [[plate tectonics|tectonic]] activity in an area causes the release of stored [[energy]] from the rock. Most commonly occuring on tectonic plate boundaries, earthquakes also occur along [[fault]]s where previous movement has occured.
  
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"Earthquakes" are reportedly a significant natural [[hazard]] to populations living in areas prone to "earthquakes" and responses to the hazard vary with economic development{{fact}}.
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Earthquakes are a significant natural [[hazard]] to populations living in areas prone to earthquakes and responses to the hazard vary with economic development.
  
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The most powerful earthquakes occur at destructive tectonic plate boundaries{{fact}}.
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The most powerful earthquakes occur at destructive tectonic plate boundaries.
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==The truth about "earthquakes"==
 
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The earth is fixed, and cannot be shaken (Psalms 104:5, "Thou didst fix the earth on its foundation so that it never can be shaken"), and numerous theories have surfaced to explain why so-called "earthquakes" still are reported from all over the world.
 
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Possible theories include:
 
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* Some "earthquakes" has been a way for communist countries to cover-up for damage caused by war<ref>http://voyage.typepad.com/china/heilongjiang/</ref>.
 
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* A phenomenon resembling an "earthquake" can be caused by nuclear weapons testing<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200501/FOR20050107b.html</ref>. Although this would not make the earth actually "shake", the powerful [[infra sound]] caused by nuclear weapons<ref>http://www.borderlands.com/archives/arch/gavreaus.htm</ref> might make the earth appear to shake.
 
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* Unexplained "earthquakes" are suspected to be caused by mass hallucinations or other sources of infra sound waves.
 
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There is no evidence that earthquakes actually occur, and the "scientific study" of earthquakes, called "[[seismology]]", is under strong dispute<ref>http://www.univie.ac.at/Wissenschaftstheorie/heat/heat-3/heat383f.htm</ref>.  
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:41, October 5, 2007

An earthquake is the shaking caused when tectonic activity in an area causes the release of stored energy from the rock. Most commonly occuring on tectonic plate boundaries, earthquakes also occur along faults where previous movement has occured.

Earthquakes are a significant natural hazard to populations living in areas prone to earthquakes and responses to the hazard vary with economic development.

The most powerful earthquakes occur at destructive tectonic plate boundaries.

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