Not+an+Earthquake?

[] Marie Gengler Scientists reveal new research that shows that earthquakes might not even be earthquakes, but aftershockes from earthquakes of the past. This study explains why in Wenchuan, China the earthquake happened with almost no sismic activity. This research would help out scientists discover if it is aftershock sequences or if it is siesmic activity that could lead to a serious earthquake. This study shows that at plate bounderies built up stress is released as an earthquake. Within continents it is the opposite, slower changes in the po­si­tion of the deep crust means af­ter­shocks can con­tin­ue much long­er. The only connection that I can make, that we have learned so far in AP Biology, is pressure. I know it's not completly or even close to the same. The pressure so far that we have learned about would be the pressure that has to do with osmosis and transports. But still the pressure that builds up and which causes earthquakes is almost like transport. Because of the build up of pressure, this will cause the ground to slip, causing an earthquake.