What point on the Earth's surface is directly above the focus?

Which agency of the government in the Philippines is monitoring the movement of the Earth crust?

It is a sudden movement of the Earth's Crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along the geologic faults or by volcanic activity.

What does the illustration shows? (encircled)

Which of the following faults occurs where the "hanging wall" moves up or is thrust over the "footwall"?

Which Fault is characterized on which the two blocks slide past one another?

What type of stress causes the formation of mountains?

Pangea break off into seven continents, waht could be the probable cause of this event?

Friction between the two sides of a fault keeps it from moving until the stress on the fault oversomes the friction, then the fault slips and creates an earthquake.