Is dam failure will cause an earth quak?

Question

I heard that earth quack will cause dam failure? but Is dam failure cause an earth quack?

Answer 1

dam failure may release seismic waves and cause vibrations in near areas and these seismic waves will be recoreded by seismometers but they are not earthquakes in my opinion ..

according to wikipedia :

Earthquakes may occur naturally or as a result of human activities. In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event—whether a natural phenomenon or an event caused by humans—that generates seismic waves.

Answer 2

A dam failure will cause an earthquake.
How huge the effect will be, is going to depend on the size of the rupture.

Answer 3

You asked wrong question it should be can earth quake can damage dam.i a dam failure that will only damage certain area with water.

Answer 4

dam failure is not the cause. Earthquake is caused by movement of tectonic plates under the earths crust

Answer 5

Stop saying Dam Failure. It is not dam failure it is a fault line, ok.

It will not most if the time. it maybe will sometimes

Answer 6

Dams no longer likely, reservoirs created in the back of dams have been imagined to reason minor earthquakes - reservoir brought about seismicity, earthquakes as swarms of micro seismic activities. there is not any unanimity on RIS. thnks

Answer 7

Yes,a local earth quake(less than one on Richter scale) like a storm in a tea cup.

Answer 8

dam failure wont cause earthquake, earthquake caused by movement of crust

Answer 9

No it cant produce an earthquake, it can produce tidal waves

Answer 10

no never but it will cause a flood