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Most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and continental plates. The earth's crust is made up of several pieces, called plates. The plates under the oceans are called oceanic plates and the rest which are under the land surface are continental plates. The plates are moved around by the motion of a deeper part of the earth (the mantle) that lies underneath the crust. These plates are always bumping into each other, pulling away from each other, or past each other. The plates usually move at about the same speed that your fingernails grow. Earthquakes usually occur where two plates are running into each other or sliding past each other.
Earthquakes mostly occur in places where there is a Fault Line. Plates under the Earth's surface move and push against each other.
Some of these places are:
- South America
- North America
- Japan
- Australia
- Africa
- Philippines
- India
- Caribbean
- Haiti
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state and one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Alaska experiences a magnitude 7 earthquake almost every year, and a magnitude 8 or greater earthquake on average every 14 years. or just this near subduction zones.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoMost earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and continental plates. The earth's crust is made up of several pieces, called plates. The plates under the oceans are called oceanic plates and the rest which are under the land surface are continental plates. The plates are moved around by the motion of a deeper part of the earth (the mantle) that lies underneath the crust. These plates are always bumping into each other, pulling away from each other, or past each other. Earthquakes usually occur where two plates are running into each other or sliding past each other.
Earthquakes mostly occur in places where there is a Fault Line. Plates under the Earth's surface move and push against each other.
Some of these places are:
Take a look at a tectonic plates map to see where the fault lines are - and where earthquakes happen (along those lines). See related links.
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∙ 13y agoWell, I don't know for sure but an Earthquake happens when there is a volcanic eruption, or is it the other way round? A tsunami is an earthquake under the sea and makes a huge wave. Kalabunga!
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∙ 12y agoin Asia
Well actually earthquakes occur in places with warmer climates such as, Haiti, Texas, California or something like that.
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∙ 14y agoI would say, near the outskirts of the Carribean.
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Where in the world do earthquakes occur often?
In California, there are frequent earthquakes
Where are earthquakes formed the most?
most earthquakes occur in the Pacific Ring of Fire. edit: I believe the answer you're looking for is that most earthquakes occur on the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Do most earthquakes occur under the ocean floor or on land?
More Earthquakes occur on land.
Do earthquakes most often occur at faults that are away from plate boundary?
Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.
Do earthquakes occur in plate interiors?
yes earthquakes happen at all types of plate boundaries but most of them occur at destructive, collisional, and conservative plate boundaries
Where Most of the world's earthquakes occur around?
the Ring of Fire.
Do all countries have earthquakes?
Earthquakes can generally occur anywhere in the world, but most happen at plate boundaries.
Do most earthquakes occur on fault lines?
Most earthquakes do occur on fault lines.
What biome do earthquakes occur in?
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
IS there anyway to determine what parts of the world are most prone to earthquakes?
earthquakes usually occur on plates' borders. You can look at the pattern of past earthquakes.
Where earthquakes have hit the most?
Earthquakes occur most in the Indonesian area.
Where in the world do earthquakes occur often?
In California, there are frequent earthquakes
Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur
Where do the worlds earthquakes occur around?
Most earthquakes occur where the edges of Earth's plates are.
What percent of earths earthquakes occur along the ring of fire?
About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
Where are earthquakes formed the most?
most earthquakes occur in the Pacific Ring of Fire. edit: I believe the answer you're looking for is that most earthquakes occur on the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Where does ost earthquales occur?
where does earthquakes most occur
