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Does Indonesia have earthquakes

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Jadon Zulauf

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5y ago
Updated: 6/13/2021

Indonesia is located near the borders of the Eurasian and Indo-Australian Tectonic Plate zones. Subduction will happen from the plates rubbing together causing earthquakes in Indonesia

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