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earthquakes???

2007-02-13 09:06:09 · 12 answers · asked by Delmy R 1 in Environment

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anywhere near any of the many fault lines around the globe. If you google faultlines or earthquake or geological or tactonic plates you will find tons of info on earthquakes and how and where they occur.

2007-02-13 09:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Where Do Most Earthquakes Occur

2016-09-28 12:25:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In a 40,000 km horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, island arcs, and volcanic mountain ranges and/or plate movements. It is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt or the circum-Pacific seismic belt.

90% of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. The next most seismic region (5–6% of earthquakes and 17% of the world's largest earthquakes) is the Alpide belt which extends from Java to Sumatra through the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, and out into the Atlantic. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the third most prominent earthquake belt.

2007-02-13 09:13:36 · answer #3 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0 0

Most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and continental plates.

2007-02-13 09:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by cdm_md 2 · 0 0

In the Pacific Ring.

2007-02-13 09:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0 0

Around the pacific tectonic plate, commonly known as the Ring of Fire.

2007-02-13 09:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by Mike K 5 · 0 0

dont know about most but here in central America in Mexico they have become normal there are tremors all the time

2007-02-16 20:07:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

On Earth!!! Mwa-ha-ha!!

2007-02-13 09:13:23 · answer #8 · answered by Numb 3 · 2 0

city= san frensisco
country= japan
continent= asia

2007-02-13 09:11:01 · answer #9 · answered by raibadadur s 1 · 0 0

Usually on the ground.

2007-02-13 09:08:26 · answer #10 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 1 1

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