PLZ HELP What happens to Earth's plates during an earthquake?

Claim 1: Plates move, which can cause earthquakes.

Claim 2: Earthquakes cause the plates to move.

claim 1 we learned this in 2 grade :/

Explanation:

claim 1 theplates move using earthquakes

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.