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Question
How are earthquakes useful?
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Solution
Earthquakes cause energy release to put the earth in good shape; several landforms are uplifted to build large plains, e.g., Sagami Bay uplifted 200 m, and landslides cause the formation of lakes in the Himalayan region.
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