why does earthquake happens mostly in california?

Answer 1

THIS IS A FALLACY. ALTHOUGH MANY QUAKES DO OCCUR THERE BECAUSE CALIFORNIA IS PART OF THE PACIFIC TECTONIC PLATE AND IS BEING SUBDUCTED BUT MORE QUAKES TAKE PLACE IN ARKANSAS-MISSOURI ALONG THE NEW MADRID FAULT .

Answer 2

Because the major fault runs through California. The San Andreas Fault separates the Pacific plate from the North American plate. There are many other faults running off and parallel to the San Andreas and this cause constant earth movement.
The San Andreas is responsible for tearing Baja California away from the mainland and also creating the Central Valley which will one day be an inland sea. The fault continues to San Francisco/Oakland where it disappears into the ocean but continues north to Alaska.

Answer 3

Earthquakes happen near fault lines, which are like cracks in the crust of the earth. There is a major fault, the San Andreas, that runs through California. It's not the only one in North America, but it has been the most active recently.

Answer 4

Earthquakes does happen in California because theys on a faultline. A faultline is wheres 2 tectonic plates meet and rubs together.

Answer 5

of direction while you're in California for any length of time that's confusing to keep away from experiencing an earthquake. The 1933 long sea coast earthquake, 6,4 magnatude become recorded on action picture for the period of a W C Fields action picture filming.

Answer 6

because there's two tectonic plates under the land that move, the movements and slips of the plates cause earthquakes.

Answer 7

It's on a fault line.
A fault line is where two tectonic plates meet.