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What state do most earthquakes occur in?
Alaska is the most prone to earthquakes in the US.
What natural hazards most affect Alaska?
There are a couple different natural hazards that affect Alaska. Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires are all hazards in Alaska. There is also a volcano in Alaska that formed in 1912 called Novarupta.
Areas of the US where the risk of earthquakes are high?
The most frequent number of earthquakes in U.S. are in Alaska followed by California.
Is Alaska the us state that has had the most earthquakes?
No. That would be California. (edit) actually, It is Alaska. Check out the related link below.
Where do you see the most earthquakes in the US?
Alaska has the highest number of earthquakes per year with California second. Hawaii is third with a total of 1533 earthquakes from 1973-2003.
What us state not counting Alaska or Hawaii is associated with the most earthquake?
California is the state with the moost earthquakes not counting alaska or hawaii.
Where else in the US do earthquakes occur?
the majority of earth quakes in the USA occur in California and in Alaska
Where is the majority of the earthquakes in the US?
The US Geological Survey (USGS) National Earthquake Information Center records statistics for earthquakes in the US and worldwide. Between 2000 and 2011 the average number of earthquakes in the US was 3,820 per year that are magnitude 2.5 or higher.The majority of those earthquakes in the US are in Alaska and California with Hawaii in third place.http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/top_states.php
What two plates cause most of Alaska's earthquakes?
The Pacific and North American plates cause most of Alaska's earthquakes.
Which state is most likely to experience an earthquake?
In the US, the states with most earthquakes are Alaska, California, andHawaii in that order.
Who has more earthquakes Hawaii or California?
Yes, California has earthquakes. EVERYWHERE has earthquakes. California is actually the biggest earthquake risk zone in the United States.Calafornia does have earthquakes it is actually the top state or whatever to have the most earthquakes in the world i thinkCalafornia does have earthquakes it is actually the top state or whatever to have the most earthquakes in the world i think
What region of the US is most prone to earthquakes?
Alaska, California and Hawaii in that order have the most earthquakes in the US. California is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because it is on top of where two of the Earth's tectonic plates meet: The Pacific plate and North American plate meet below California.
