Are there earthquakes on other planets?

Question

Why or why don't these planets have earthquakes?

Answer 1

Io, a moon of Jupiter has significant volcanic activity. Though not directly measured, there is likely to be accompanying siesmic activity. The term 'earthquake' may not technically apply but the effects would be the same.

Io's volcanic activity is likely caused by tidal forces between it, Jupiter and other moons heating Io's core.

Answer 2

Certainly some other planets have some sort of seismic activity. Internal forces on this planet cause earthquakes. This may be case on other planets. In addition, strong gravitational forces imposed on a planet by a much larger celestial body may cause seismic activity as well.

Answer 3

Earthquake is a misnomer due to the fact that an earthquake can only happen on Earth.

in my opinion, quakes on other planets should be likely due to the fact that Earth exists and it has them, therefore other planets that have plates that the oceans and the landmasses ride on would collide with each other producing quakes.

Answer 4

I think any planet with tectonic plates would have earthquakes. Did I spell that right? Those plates moving against eachother is what causes earthquakes

Answer 5

If there is tectonic activity, yes. If not, no.

As an example, Mars has only one tectonic plate, therefore there is nothing for that plate to rub against to build the geological pressure that would result in an 'earth-', or mars-quake. However, any celestial body with a solid surface and a liquid mantle hot and active enough to keep the surface crust from becoming permanently attached around the entire surface, is theoretically capable of producing 'quakes'.

Hope this helps. :-)

Answer 6

Quakes take place on different planets too, yet they are no longer stated as earthquakes. interior the image voltaic gadget, in basic terms the Earth has lively tectonic plates, whether Mars and Venus prepare signs and indications of previous tectonic interest. Tectonic plates form while there is melted mantle below the crust, and the currents interior the mantle smash the crust into aspects (plates) and circulate them around.

Answer 7

Of course they do, if they have an inner core of molten lava.
The heaving and swelling of the gases and lava flows will force land masses on the surface to move about and which will cause earthquakes.

Answer 8

Tectonic activity can probably happen on any planet or even a star.
As far as I know we have never detected it on the moon or mars but I think it must be common to any celestial body.

Answer 9

There are volcanos on Io so if Io has volcanos so I think she'd have some sort of earthquakes.

Answer 10

No but Mars has marsquakes.