More Than You Want To Know Show - Why Earthquakes Happen

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Published August 31, 2015 at 11:56 AM MDT

Vehicles and debris line a canal in the downtown area of Ofunato, Japan, following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

Earthquakes can be small tremors that rattle the windows, or major catastrophic events with deadly results. In this episode of the More Than You Want To Know Show, the EngiNerd explains the geology behind earthquakes and why and where they happen.

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