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Yes. A good example of a tectonic plate boundary where there is active volcanism and seismicity (earthquakes) is the western coast of the South American continent which forms a boundary where the Nazca plate is being subducted under the South American plate which has created the volcanoes within the Andes mountain range as well as some of the worlds largest earthquakes.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhere two tectonic plates converge, if one or both of the plates is oceanic lithosphere, a subduction zone will form. An oceanic plate will sink back into the mantle. Remember, oceanic plates are formed from mantle material at mid-ocean ridges. Young oceanic lithosphere is hot and buoyant (low density) when it forms at a mid-ocean ridge. But as it spreads away from the ridge and cools and contracts (becomes denser) it is able to sink into the hotter underlying mantle. Three key features are associated with subduction zones: a deep ocean trench, a volcanic arc on the overriding plate parallel to the trench, and a plane of earthquakes, shallow near the trench and descending beneath and beyond the volcanic arc.
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∙ 10y agoYes. Earthquakes happen fairly often at divergent boundaries, though they generally don't get as big as the ones at transform and convergent boundaries.
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∙ 10y agoNo They Do Not Because Divergent Bounderies Are Not Near The Tectonic Plates That Push Past Eachother!
Thats Why Earthquakes Do Not Occur At The Divergent Bounderies!
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∙ 13y agoThey usually do, but not always. They can also occur on fault lines, such as the one in Richmond, VA or Fredericksburg, VA.
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∙ 11y agoThey are associated with earthquakes but these earthquakes are not very strong. The big, powerful earthquakes are associated with convergent or transverse plate junctions.
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∙ 11y agoWhen two plates move,volcanoes happens.
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∙ 9y agoFrom the intruding magma.
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How are volcanoes and earthquakes the same?
Earthquakes and volcanoes can both make the ground shake. Both of these natural disasters also cause an extreme amount of damage. A volcano is different from an earthquake in the fact that they produce lava.
Which best describes a major characteristic of both volcanoes and earthquakes?
They are located in the same geographic region
Why are earthquakes mountains and volcanoes in the same classification?
They are all natural things caused by tectonic plates
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes happen mostly in the same place?
Seismic activity triggers both earthquakes and volcano eruptions, so usually both happen along fault lines, which cause seismic activity. Answer 2: They occur in similar areas because of plate tectonics, (plates of the lithosphere). Since they move, when they crash together they cause earthquakes and create volcanoes, when the plates slide past each other they cause lots of earthquakes, and when they move apart magma from the earth's core creates a volcano and earthquakes happen along the fault lines. See http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html for more info.
Can volcanoes cause earthquakes?
Yes, volcano eruptions can cause earthquakes; they can also be caused by earthquakes or occur at the same time.Yes. Earthquakes are common around active volcanoes. They are usually triggered by the movement of magma beneath the earth and the fracturing of rock that results. However, volcanic earthquakes are not very large and generally do not cause much damage directly.
Why does volcanoes and earthquake happen mostly in the same place?
Volcanoes usually form on plate boundaries. They form because the plates push upward against each other forming a small hole where magma can come out from the mantle. (the small hole is the where the magma comes out of on top of a volcano). Earthquakes usually are at faults lines and fault lines are near the plate boundaries. Since volcanoes and earthquakes happen usually at plate boundaries, they mostly happen in the same area.
Why the earthquake and volcanoes happen mostly in the same place?
Volcanoes usually form on plate boundaries. They form because the plates push upward against each other forming a small hole where magma can come out from the mantle. (the small hole is the where the magma comes out of on top of a volcano). Earthquakes usually are at faults lines and fault lines are near the plate boundaries. Since volcanoes and earthquakes happen usually at plate boundaries, they mostly happen in the same area.
What is a positive effect of an earthquake?
Earthquakes relieve the tension building between tectonic plates. so, loads of small earthquakes lessen the chance that a massive earthquake will happen along the same plate boundary.
Where can a scientist study both volcanoes and earthquakes in the same place?
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How are volcanoes and earthquakes the same?
Earthquakes and volcanoes can both make the ground shake. Both of these natural disasters also cause an extreme amount of damage. A volcano is different from an earthquake in the fact that they produce lava.
Do earthquakes and volcanoes alwyas occur at the same time?
sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Do tectonic plates cause earthquakes and volcanoes to happen for the same reason?
The movement of tectonic plates are almost always the cause for earthquakes and volcanoes, although the actual quake or eruption may occur long after the underlying movement. Earthquakes are sudden shifts in the crust, when built-up stress along rock faults is released. The magma for volcanoes is formed of rocks that melt when they are pushed deeper into the Earth by tectonic forces.
Where are earthquakes usailly located?
The same places as volcanoes, on the coasts of countries and near plates
Which best describes a major characteristic of both volcanoes and earthquakes?
They are located in the same geographic region
Why are earthquakes mountains and volcanoes in the same classification?
They are all natural things caused by tectonic plates
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes happen mostly in the same place?
Seismic activity triggers both earthquakes and volcano eruptions, so usually both happen along fault lines, which cause seismic activity. Answer 2: They occur in similar areas because of plate tectonics, (plates of the lithosphere). Since they move, when they crash together they cause earthquakes and create volcanoes, when the plates slide past each other they cause lots of earthquakes, and when they move apart magma from the earth's core creates a volcano and earthquakes happen along the fault lines. See http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html for more info.
Why are the earthquakes and volcanic belts roughly the same?
Because most volcanoes occur along 'fault lines' in the Earth's crust. It's the movement of these same fault lines that cause Earthquakes.
