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The process by which the Earths surface changes due to
volcanoes or the shifting of the Earths Plates. Earthquakes
are a natural dimension of the Earth's changes and and
development.
Little Known Facts
1. "San Francisco is moving toward Los
Angelesat
the rate of about 2 inches per year — the
same pace as the growth of your fingernails
— as the two sides of the San Andreas fault
slip past one another. The cities will meet
in several million years. However, this
north-south movement also means that despite
fears, California won't fall into the sea."
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LiveScience 13 Crazy Facts
2. "Earthquakes kill
approximately 8,000 people each year and have
caused an estimated 13 million deaths in the
past 4,000 years" Read more at
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