Explain the process that forms a normal fault and leads to an earthquake along the fault. describe the fault, the type of stress that produces it , and events that occur before and during the earthquake.

An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault, much like what happens when you snap ... Before the snap, you push your fingers together and sideways. ... The same process goes on in an earthquake. ... The stress on the mainshock's faultchanges during the mainshock and most of the ... Earthquakes occur on faults.

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