What are the different types of earthquakes?

What are the different types of earthquakes?

Tom Jordan (Director, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)) gives expert video advice on: What is the probability of a severe earthquake striking a major city?; Where do earthquakes most often occur?; What are the most common earthquake myths? and more...

There are three major types of earthquake. Firstly, geologic earthquakes - sometimes called tectonic earthquakes - are caused by the rupturing of faults in the earth's crust. There are volcanic earthquakes, caused by the movement of magma in volcanoes. Lastly, there are various types of earthquakes caused by man-made activities, for example, explosions or the collapse of large structures.