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West coast probably has the worst earthquakes in the US.
There are so many earthquakes on the west coast because the west coast is between tectonic plates. These plates move and cause earthquakes.
Well, if you want to avoid earthquakes, I would live on either the East coast or in the middle of the US. However, if you live on the east coast, you'll probably get hit with a hurricane. and if you live in the middle, it has a chance of getting hit with a tornado.
Earthquakes in the middle US states are a concern because the fault line there could lead to the highest loss in economy due to a natural disaster.
Geologists determined that the west coast of California has a higher earthquake risk than other areas in the US. They did this by using a seismograph.
West coast probably has the worst earthquakes in the US.
Near any fault lines but earthquakes tend to happen more on the west coast. For example, in California there is a big fault line called the San Andres fault and it took down San Francisco in the early 1900's.
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Earthquakes tend to occur most often at or near the boundaries between tectonic plates. One such boundary runs along the coast of the Western United States all the way from the bottom of California to Alaska. So places near this boundary are at the highest risk of earthquakes. As you move further east, you move further away from this tectonic plate boundary so the risk of earthquakes goes down (although they can still happen).
Near any fault lines but earthquakes tend to happen more on the west coast. For example, in California there is a big fault line called the San Andres fault and it took down San Francisco in the early 1900's.
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Because the water attracts earthquakes
The most frequent number of earthquakes in U.S. are in Alaska followed by California.
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The coast of California has a high risk because of it's location on the transform boundary between the North American and the the Pacific plates. In this region stress can build up along the fault where it gets locked in place and this can cause large earthquakes. Another section of the US that is at significant risk of earthquakes is Alaska due to the subduction of the Pacific plate under the North American plate (this caused the largest earthquake in US history in 1964 with a magnitude of 9.2)
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