How can the rock cycle be broken?

Although the rock cycle is not bad, when earthquakes or volcanoes erupt, people may suffer negative effects.

All of our water and most of our atmosphere came from volcanic eruptions that occurred 4.0 billion years ago. The CO2 emitted by volcanoes has contributed to the natural greenhouse effect functioning for billions of years, which in turn has enabled life on Earth (of course, human emissions have increased atmospheric CO2 levels today). The rock cycle also removes CO2 from the atmosphere on a million-year timescale, preventing extreme heat or cold. It is simply impossible to disrupt the rock cycle, and we would not want to.

While scientists are getting closer to being able to predict when volcanoes might go off and some warning systems are being developed, earthquake prediction is turning out to be a much harder thing to predict. In the Pacific rim countries, many countries are now participating in tsunami warning systems. The issue you are probably getting at is how to minimize risks of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis that are all linked to the rock cycle.

The rock cycle can be disrupted through processes like weathering, erosion, and human activities, such as mining and construction.