Earthquakes occur at the location where two tectonic plates meet - the point of the primary release of energy is called the "epicenter". The energy spreads out radially from the epicenter, causing the quake to "hit" nearby towns with an intensity that reduces with distance from the epicenter.
As the majority of plate boundaries are in the middle of oceans, the energy released is attenuated so much by the time it reaches populated areas that very few if any people know they happened at all; so earthquakes are far more common than you might believe.
It is estimated that over four thousand magnitude-two or higher occur worldwide every day.
On active fault lines...
Earthquakes are most common where plates of the crusts collide or separate and especially in the Pacific ring of fire. The pacific ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes and earthquakes along the edges of the Pacific ocean.
Nothing. It all has to do with plate tectonics.They push up rock from the crust causing earthquakes. There are plates in places like California, which is why earthquakes are common.
Earthquakes can occur anywhere, although they are more common near the oceans than further inland.
Indian ocean - this is fact proven
I think in Vancouver earthquakes are common in Canada.
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On active fault lines...
they have much in common just like people. earthquakes are caused by volacones. the moving vibration makes the earth shake.
This is because earthquakes and tremors are common in Japan. That triggers tsunamis to occur
Earthquakes and volcanoes are more common along tectonic plate boundaries.
Earthquakes are most common where plates of the crusts collide or separate and especially in the Pacific ring of fire. The pacific ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes and earthquakes along the edges of the Pacific ocean.
Earthquakes are most common where plates of the crusts collide or separate and especially in the Pacific ring of fire. The pacific ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes and earthquakes along the edges of the Pacific ocean.
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Antarctica is the quietest continent in terms of earthquakes. Earthquakes have occurred, but are infrequent. What is common on the continent are ice-quakes, which are not as 'moving' as earthquakes, but are frequent.