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as a result, the earth can shake. this shaking is caused by

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This shaking is caused by seismic waves produced when stress in the Earth's crust is suddenly released—most commonly when rocks on either side of a fault slip because of tectonic-plate motions (the elastic rebound that creates an earthquake). The rupture sends compressional (P) and shear (S) body waves through the Earth and surface waves along the crust, and those waves produce the ground motion we feel. Volcanic eruptions, large landslides, mine collapses or human-induced explosions can also generate seismic shaking.