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    Earthquakes Cause Subsidence Because Tectonic Plates Involved in Subduction Can
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Earthquakes Cause Subsidence Because Tectonic Plates Involved in Subduction Can

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Earthquakes cause subsidence because tectonic plates involved in subduction can actually snap downward after stress is released in an earthquake.

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