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earthquakes happen when sections of the earths crust shift.These shifting parts called plates,are actually pieces of the crust floating on the hot molten interior of the earth. The majority of earthquakes happen along the edges of those plates,and along weak areas of the crust called fault zones
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What regions do earthquakes mostly occur?
earthquakes usually occur at tectonic plate boundaries
What must be passed for earthquakes to occur?
seismic unit
What geologic events occur at transform boundries?
Earthquakes
Do earthquakes occur in plate interiors?
yes earthquakes happen at all types of plate boundaries but most of them occur at destructive, collisional, and conservative plate boundaries
Do most earthquakes occur under the ocean floor or on land?
More Earthquakes occur on land.
What biome do earthquakes occur in?
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?
Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)
Do most earthquakes occur on fault lines?
Most earthquakes do occur on fault lines.
Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur
What regions do earthquakes mostly occur?
earthquakes usually occur at tectonic plate boundaries
Where do the worlds earthquakes occur around?
Most earthquakes occur where the edges of Earth's plates are.
What must be passed for earthquakes to occur?
seismic unit
What geologic events occur at transform boundries?
Earthquakes
What occur along a fault?
Earthquakes occur along a fault. Near the San Andreas fault lots of earthquakes occur.
Do earthquakes occur in plate interiors?
yes earthquakes happen at all types of plate boundaries but most of them occur at destructive, collisional, and conservative plate boundaries
Where on earth do earthquakes occur?
Most earthquakes occur at or near the boundaries between tectonic plates.
