Do many earthquakes occur

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

On average, there are roughly 20,000 - 30,000 recorded earthquakes every year.

The USGS estimates that several million earthquakes occur in the world each year but many go undetected because they hit remote areas or have very small magnitudes.

Wiki User

∙ 13y ago

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Where do many earthquakes occur?

japan

How many earthquakes occur in Chile a year?

What biome do earthquakes occur in?

The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.

What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?

Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.

How many earthquake are occur in the last four years?

alot of earthquakes

Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?

Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)

Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?

Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur

What type of earthquakes occur farther inland than other earthquakes?

Intraplate earthquakes occur farther inland than other earthquakes. These earthquakes occur within a tectonic plate, away from plate boundaries where most earthquakes typically occur. Intraplate earthquakes can be caused by ancient faults or stress within the plate itself.

What geologic events occur at transform boundries?

Earthquakes

What occur along a fault?

Earthquakes occur along a fault. Near the San Andreas fault lots of earthquakes occur.

Where on earth do earthquakes occur?

Most earthquakes occur at or near the boundaries between tectonic plates.

How many earthquakes occur in the us ever year?

Between 3000-4000