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Around 75% of the world's seismic energy is released in earthquakes at the edge of the Pacific which includes Japan, China, Western USA, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand.
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How is an area's earthquake hazard determined?
by past and present seismic activity
What area in the world has the greatest amount of earthquake and volcanic activity?
Hawaii
How is an area's earthquake hazard level determined?
An areas earthquake -hazard level is determined by past and present seismic activity
Which location would have the most short-term risk of an earthquake?
An Area along an active fault that has not had recent earthquake activity(:
What causes earthquakes what areas in North America are more prone to earthquake activity?
Earthquakes are caused by the shifting of the Earth's plates usually at transform boundaries. California is a major earthquake area in NA because of the San Andreas fault line.
What island country in the southern hemisphere is located entirely within a volcano and earthquake area while its neighboring country is not?
New Zealand is an island country in the southern hemisphere that is located entirely within a volcanic and earthquake zone. Its neighbor, Australia, is not located within the same active tectonic region.
How is an area's earthquake-hazard level determined?
By past and present seismic activity. - TheGoldDigger1.0
Which area is most likely to be the safest during a major earthquake?
area with granite bedrock
Do tsunamis happen in Fort Lauderdale Florida?
No, because there usually is no earthquake activity in this whole area.
Seismic gap?
an area along a fault where there has not been any earthquake actually for a long period of time
What do scientists call an area along fault where no earthquake activity has occured for a long time?
a seismic gap
Which coastal area is mostly to experience a major earthquake?
the west coast of North America
