The resulting movement produces earthquakes in much the same fashion as those seen in California.

But other areas do not begin to produce earthquakes until several days have passed, he said.

Both of these zones produce recurrent small earthquakes at least every few years.

It is estimated to produce earthquakes as strong as magnitude 7 at the focus approximately once every 15,000 years.

When the rocks can no longer hold the tension, they give way and produce earthquakes.

The surrounding faults can produce earthquakes up to magnitude 6.8, though they are relatively uncommon.

Moreover, is possible to produce earthquakes, after destabilization of rock layers.

Some of the images even show the location of fault lines that produce earthquakes.

Some plates slide by each other, producing shallow earthquakes.

Scientists now believe this fault line is active and capable of producing earthquakes in the 6.8 magnitude range.