in terms of tectonic plates, where are the majority of large earthquakes recorded?

Answer 1

Ring of Fire is the correct answer, this area is geographically the most active in seismic activity and volcanic activity. A great site to check out the proof of this is USGS

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/

http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/index.cfm?content=worldmap

Answer 2

were two tectonic plates meet; creating a fault line. This line provides little protection from the semi-fluid like state of the earth beneath the tectonic plates. In the fault lines, which is between two tectonic plates is were the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes appear. This is because the tectonic plates shift upon the lower surface, much like corn flakes on top of milk in a cereal bowl. When movement of the tectonic plates occurs it creates earthquakes since the two plates are rubbing each other.

Answer 3

There is more than one way to answer that question. The answer could simply be "at plate boundaries". Or you could say the ring of fire. Or subduction/convergent zones (which have larger quakes more often than divergent or transform boundaries). Or if you want a specific geographic location, Japan has more large earthquakes than anywhere else. (Japan is situated on 4 different tectonic plates).

Answer 4

Most large earthquakes occur along convergent plate boundaries or transform margins. The Sumatra earthquake of 2004 (9.3 magnitude, one of the largest earthquakes on record) was along a convergent plate boundary. The 1904 earthquake in San Francisco occurred along a transform margin.

In general, the largest earthquakes occur along convergent boundaries.

Answer 5

Most of the worlds earthquakes are located around the 'Ring of Fire', a semi ring that is formed around the boundaries of the Pacific plate.

Answer 6

where there are super volcanoes there are bound to be large earthquakes, like the one in Yellowstone national park... if that super volcanoe erupts then don't even think of Ice Age or Global Warming.... infact Yellowstone Supervolcanoe is overdue so nobody knows when it's gonna erupt..it might be tommorow or maybe 100 years later...it's not a question if but when? theres even worse, ones that we have already found is not a threat but the ones that we haven't found yet... oh! by the way these Super Volcanoes can be as big as 1 mile in diameter...so your town or city could be actually right above these Super Volcanoe...Good Luck

Answer 7

The scale used to find the energy release was invented by Mr Charles Richter in the year 1935 in Pasadena university only. Therefore we can compare from that year only. The largest one was recorded in Chile in the year 1966 I believe. The magnitude was 9.5 on Richter scale. The next biggest one was the Sumatra earthquake on 26th Dec 2004. Please visit my slide show to know more on this subject.
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Answer 8

in Moscow USSR it was a 9.9 it happen some time in 19.?? it,s in the Guinness book of records.

Answer 9

i cannot back this with evidence, but i believe it is the pacific plate, also what is known as the "ring of fire"