High School Earth Science/Nature of Earthquakes - Causes of Earthquakes. 1  Almost all earthquakes occur at plate boundaries. 2  The point where the rock ruptures is usually below the Earthâs surface. 3  Just above the focus on the land surface is the earthquake's epicenter (Figure 7.26).
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, also known as UNC, or simply Carolina, is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. It is one of the 17 campuses of the University of North Carolina system.
Commonly known as NC State or simply State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution.The university forms one of the corners of the Research Triangle together with Duke University in Durham and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. more recent tradition of NC State is the Krispy Kreme Challenge. In this race, students meet at the University's Memorial Bell Tower, then run to a Krispy Kreme shop 2.5 mi (4.0 km) away (changed from 2 mi (3.2 km) in 2012).