Why do earthquakes occur?

More than 2,500 people died and many more were injured in the massive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria

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Earthquakes are caused by the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates

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The earth is composed of four distinct layers

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From deepest to shallowest, the layers are: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle and the crust

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The tectonic plates can move both horizontally and vertically

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The magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the amplitude of seismic waves from its epicentre

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These seismic waves can cause tremors hundred miles away

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These tremors can cause the ground to shake and crack apart

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