The Two Main Layers That Caused The Earthquake And The Asthenosphere

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The 2 main layers that caused the earthquake are the asthenosphere and the lithosphere. Convection currents in the asthenosphere push against the bottom of the lithosphere, shifting the plate tectonics little by little. The convection currents happen in the asthenosphere because heat from the inner core heats up the particles in the

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