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According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Earthquake Center there are over a million earthquakes each year around the world -- that's on average 3,561 per day or 2.5 per minute. Only a portion of these are recorded (~20 - 30K per year) because most occur over remote areas or in the ocean.
On average only one of those earthquakes is magnitude 8 or higher each year.
For the list of the earthquakes on any given day, visit the USGS website for lists of recent and historic quakes.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoEarthquakes are caused when two tectonic plates are pushing together and then slide past each other. For example, push your hands together, and while you're pushing your hands, try to make one slide past the other. This is how earthquakes work!
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∙ 12y agoI believe that we have better technology to detect and record earthquakes and better means of transmitting this information on a worldwide scale.
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∙ 13y agoda reason we got so many earthquakes iz 'cuz da end of da wrld is near.
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∙ 13y agoThe frequency and intensity of earthquakes has not changed. The speed that news travels has increased dramatically over the last 30 years, so we hear about more quakes.
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Have earthquakes occurred in the central part of the US?
yes it has and Chelsea Boyd answeres this
Was there a man who studies earthquakes?
People have studied earthquakes from ancient times - today people who study earthquakes are Geologists specializing as seismologists.
Why can a lack of earthquakes in a area near an active fault cause corcern?
Scientists also look for areas where earthquakes have not occurred along an otherwise active fault.
Earthquakes that cause damage over larger areas are most likely to have occurred at?
subduction boundaries
How many large earthquakes have occurred in New Zealand with a magnitude 8 or higher over the last 900 years?
YUR PARENTSSOOO FAT THAT SHE WEARS A BOOMERANG FOR A BELT
How many earthquakes have occurred in Haiti?
22
How many earthquakes occurred in California?
10,051,430
How many earthquakes have occurred in Illinois?
beats met
How many earthquakes have occurred worldwide in 2010?
It is impossible to tell. 2010 was a year of numerous large earthquakes around the globe. However, many smaller earthquakes occurred and many more that were too weak to be measured. It is estimated that millions of earthquakes occur each year.
How many earthquakes have occurred in Arkansas this month?
I dont know Marshel
What natural disaster has occurred in Armenia many times?
There have been many earthquakes in Armenia.
How many earthquakes occurred because of san Andreas fault?
7 earthquakes, one earthquake about every 20 years
How many earthquakes occurred through 1995 till 2010?
There have been 150
How many earthquakes have occored today?
none :)
How many earthquakes occurred above a 4.5 on the Richter scale?
depends if im with your mum that night
Where has the most earthquakes occurred?
Littletown, USA
How many earthqukes occurred last weekend?
3 Earthquakes 1 in New Zealand , Haiti,and Hawaii
