Which parts of the world or which hemispheres are prone to earthquakes?

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Which parts of the world or which hemispheres are prone to earthquakes?

2006-08-03 13:34:29 · 3 answers · asked by matilda s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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This website shows you all the action volcanos around the world....remember the Imax movie 'Ring of Fire'?

2006-08-03 13:38:33 · answer #1 · answered by galactic_man_of_leisure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The ring of fire! It follows around the pacific ocean.The cause is plate tectonics.One plate of earth slides onder the other (usually what we would cal land, or the continants. They are ligghter than the plate that slides under. Th sliding gets stuck sometimes and whenit gets unstuck crrrrack......an earthquake.

2006-08-03 13:57:37 · answer #2 · answered by fred m.Ier 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

northern hemisphere

2006-08-07 06:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by wolf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋