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it happens when the tectonic plates under the earth collide or push into each other to cause disruption
so an earthquake would happen in a place were there is the edge of 2 tectonic plates underneath.
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Nobody knows how many earthquakes can happen in a year because you cannot predict earthquakes. :)
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