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The Alishan Mountain Range in Taiwan lies on the Ring of Fire around the Pacific. The Ring of Fire is a ring of subduction zones surrounding the Pacific which are commonly associated with volcanic activity. Subduction zones are usually associated with oceanic crust (in this case the Pacific) colliding with continental crust (in this case, Asia.) While earthquakes aren't categorized directly by the zones they're associated with, you get more earthquakes and deeper earthquakes at subduction zones rather than at constructive plate boundaries (i.e. the Mid-Atlantic Ridge) which are comparatively seismically quiet. In simpler terms, the Pacific crust moving into Asia from east to west pushed up the Alishan mountains in a collisional zone - which are commonly associated with high earthquake activity.
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earthquake motnana
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