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Many occur along the Ring of Fire (where many volcanoes are located; volcanic activity and seismic activity are both caused by fluctuations in the Earth's crust due to unrest in the mesosphere), as well as along faults on the western coast of the United States. Earthquakes occur there daily. As a matter of fact, Earthquakes occur constantly along any plate boundary or fault, but the two places I just mentioned suffer from more severe earthquakes that occur more frequently.
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The Ring of Fire is the only place earthquakes occur on the earth?
false
Does the dessert have earthquakes?
Like every other place on earth, deserts can have earthquakes, because of the tectonic plates beneath them that shift and collide.
The Ring of Fire is the only place earthquakes occur on the earth.?
false
What spheres of the Earth is most directly affected by earthquakes and volcanoes?
Lithosphere
What is the name of the outer most layer of the Earth where earthquakes occur?
This is known as the Lithosphere.
Do most earthquakes begin at Earth's surface?
no
Where are earthquakes most likely to take place?
Earth quakes tend to take place where the edges of tectonic plates meet. There is no one specific place where earth quakes happen, but California does have a lot of earthquakes. Earth quakes are caused by two plate sliding over each other, colliding into each other or pulling away from each other.
Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur
Where do the worlds earthquakes occur around?
Most earthquakes occur where the edges of Earth's plates are.
The Ring of Fire is the only place earthquakes occur on the earth?
false
What place has the most earthquakes?
i think in japan
Where on earth do earthquakes occur?
Most earthquakes occur at or near the boundaries between tectonic plates.
In what areas of earth do most earthquakes take place?
when tectonic plates underneath the earth's surface rub together or move, the ground above them moves to so and earthquake takes place where two of them meet. THANK YOU
Where do most earthquakes and volcanos occure?
they are formed along the crustal movements of the earth.
What is the place on earth's surface that earthquakes waves reach first?
This is known as the epicentre.
Where do you find most of the zones of earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth's surface?
usually you find most of the zones of earthquakes and volcanoes at a plate boundary.
Where in the earth do the most Earthquakes occur?
on the tectonic plate margins.
