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What occurs along ocean trenches but not along mid ocean ridges that accounts for the occurrence's of deep focus earthquakes?
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∙ 12y ago
Subduction of oceanic crust. The Earthquakes occur at depth in the descending slab.
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Which type of plate boundry produces the deepest earthquakes?
Convergent boundaries where subduction occurs are responsible for the deepest earthquakes.
What 2 major land formation occurs at convergent boundaries?
mountain ranges and trenches
How are mars quakes different than earthquakes?
Marsquakes are quakes that occurs on Mars and only occurs every million years. Earthquakes are quakes that happen on Earth and happen every year or so.
What occurs at underwater subduction zones?
A subduction zone is where one plate (usually the ocean plate) dives under another (continental) plate. Friction causes earthquakes along it and melts the rock. The molten rock may have enough pressure to break the surface to form volcanoes.
When an earthquake occurs is shaking greater?
Yes, shaking is a primary characteristic of earthquakes
What occurs at subduction zones?
Trenches
What events commonly occurs at subduction zones?
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
What ocean motion occurs from earthquakes?
Earthquakes in the ocean may cause tsunamis.
What types of natural hazards occurs along the San Andreas Fault?
Earthquakes.
Do most earthquakes occur on land or water?
The most earthquakes are mostly occurs on land
What is a major problem with predicting earthquakes?
No single change occurs before all earthquakes.
What occurs when earths crust shift?
Earthquakes.
When faults shift what occurs?
That causes earthquakes
What often occurs along faults or breaks in earths crust where movement occurs?
earthquakes
Is subduction occuring at ridges or trenches?
Subduction usually occurs in trenches, for example the Marriana's Trench or the Aleutian trench! Hope that Helps!
Which type of plate boundry produces the deepest earthquakes?
Convergent boundaries where subduction occurs are responsible for the deepest earthquakes.
What does magnitude have to do with earthquakes?
The word magnitude (in the context of earthquakes) is used to describe the amount of energy released when one occurs.
