California is the largest state west of the Rocky Mountains, where hundreds of geological fault lines occur in the earth's mantel.
Fault lines may be responsible for most of California's earthquakes.
Please use the interactive map, below, to pinpoint the location of the state's fault lines.
Plate tectonics can create mountains. Plate Tectonics can also cause earthquakes in California.
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earthquakes mostly happen around plate boundaries!
Earthquakes commonly occur near tectonic plates when they rub together. A common place for earthquakes in the Unites States is California.
It is on the Pacific Rim, where many earthquakes occur.
Plate tectonics can create mountains. Plate Tectonics can also cause earthquakes in California.
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earthquakes mostly happen around plate boundaries!
Transform Boundaries are the cause of earthquakes.
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because of its tectonic plate
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Alaska has 12,000 earthquakes per year, California 10,000. Alaska is the state with the most earthquakes, California second and Hawaii third.