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California has a lot of fault lines, that's why.

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Earthquakes occur most often along the?

Earthquakes occur most often along the boundaries of tectonic plates.


Do earthquakes often occur at at faults that are away from plate boundaries?

Yes, but not as often as earthquakes happen near plate boundaries


When do earthquakes occur the most?

Japan and Indonesia have it quite often.


What do earthquakes often occur along?

The edge of the oceanic and continental plates.


Do earthquakes most often occur at faults that are away from plate boundary?

Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.


Where do the weakest earthquakes occur on?

The weakest earthquakes, measuring less than 2.0 on the Richter scale, can occur anywhere around the world. These earthquakes are generally not felt by people and are often only detected by seismographs.


Do any landforms occur near earthquakes?

Yes. Not very often, though.


How often do moderate earthquakes 5.0-5.9 occur on earth?

several thousand


What biome do earthquakes occur in?

The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.


Can earthquakes occur in Sydney?

There were at least 13 minor earthquakes in or near Sydney in the last 10 years. The magnitude of these 13 earthquakes ranged from 1.6 to 2.5. Earthquakes can occur in almost every part of Australia but occur much less often than along tectonic plates north and east of Australia.


Where do earthquakes occur in the United States for kids?

Earthquakes occur on the west side of the United states of America. The state of California is often hit by earthquakes. This is because there is a fault line cause by the tectonic plates on the western coast of America.


Is it true that earthquakes most often occur at faults that are away from plate boundaries?

yes