How Earthquakes Work
Submitted: Apr 16, 2008 - An earthquake is one of the most terrifying phenomena that nature can dish up. We generally think of the ground we stand on as "rock-solid" and completely stable. An earthquake can shatter that perception instantly, and often with extreme violence.
Up until relatively recently, scientists only had unsubstantiated guesses as to what actually caused earthquakes. Even today there is still a…

