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Does Africa have earthquakes

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Yes, Ethiopia does have earthquakes. However, they are rare now a day. They also tend to have a lot of volcanic eruptions in Ethiopia.

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Yes, here is a list of the most recent ones in the Africa Region

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Africa_eqs.php

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Yes, very rarely but yes.

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Does Africa have volcanoes or earthquakes?

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Is there such thing as an earthquake in Africa?

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What has the author Leo Jacobus Krige written?

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What areas have the highest concentration of earthquakes?

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Where are volcanoes and earthquakes most likely to occur in southwest Asia and africa?

There are faultlines along the bottom of the Levant coastline, the Red Sea, and the Olduvai Gorge. Earthquakes happen in those areas. There are no significant volcanoes in the Middle East or Africa.


Where are earthquakes a big problem?

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Was there ever been any earthquakes in Africa?

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