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Most earthquakes occur at the boundaries of tectonic plates. And i think Most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanicand continental plates. The earth's crust (the outer layer of the planet) is made up of several pieces, called plates. The plates under the oceans are called oceanic plates and the rest are continental plates. The plates are moved around by the motion of a deeper part of the earth (the mantle) that lies underneath the crust. These plates are always bumping into each other, pulling away from each other, or past each other. The plates usually move at about the same speed that your fingernails grow. Earthquakes usually occur where two plates are running into each other or sliding past each other. I think so.

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Volcanoes always are on overriding plates. The Ring of Fire (a ring of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean) is at a subduction boundary. They can occur at Convergent subduction boundaries, divergent boundaries, or at hot spots. Earthquakes can occur at any boundary.

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Where tectonic plates are rubbing together. The edges of the plates round the Northern Pacific Ocean are called" The Ring Of Fire".

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