Earthquakes

    Earthquakes are caused by when 2 plates scrape against each other and rumble. Scientists have recently found the cause for the Virginia 2011 Earthquake. A lower part of rock is rising and creating havoc. It caused one of the monuments in D.C to collapse a bit I think. I visited Virginia 1 year later. There are about 17 plates on Earth. The Phillipine, The Eurasian, the Antarctic, The Scotia, The Arabian, The Indian, The Nazca, The Cocos, The Pacific, The North American, The Caribbean, The Jun De Fuca, The African, and The Australian. They are all located somewhere on Earth. If you look ahead at a tectonic plate map, go to California and see why they have so much earthquake trouble!
-Jack