It has to do with stress in the earth's crust. There are more earthquakes where there is more stress. Most of this occurs at the boundaries between the tectonic plates as they slowly grind against each other.
Earthquakes most commonly occur near the boundaries between tectonic plates. As such areas near these boundaries will have lots of earthquakes and areas a long way from these boundaries will be much less likely to experience earthquakes.
For more information on earthquakes and their causes, please see the related question.
They happen most at places where the earth's tectonic plates meet. Those are called fault lines.
The closer you are to tectonic plates the more often you have earthquakes and the more serious they are.
Because in some places there is plate interaction, and when this occur, earthquakes usually take place.
earthquakes usually occur on plates' borders. You can look at the pattern of past earthquakes.
subduction boundary. There are only few places around the world where ultra deep earthquakes happen The subduction boundary partially would answer this question but one of these events happened in SPAIN and there is not subduction zone there DEEPEST earthquakes now, can be divide in two parts, some happens below 300 kms but the deepest ones are below 500 km supposed to be the asthenosphere and supposed to be plastic... ( no brittle)
England is not that prone to earthquakes. However, there have also been some earthquakes that have caused damage but not as much damage compared to other parts of the world. The largest earthquake that hit the country was in 1931 with a magnitude of 6.1.
mountains often are formed where parts of Earth's crust get pushed up from below
None. All parts of Florida can get hurricanes, though you are less likely to experience the worst effect one one in the inland parts of the state.
earthquakes happen when sections of the earths crust shift.These shifting parts called plates,are actually pieces of the crust floating on the hot molten interior of the earth. The majority of earthquakes happen along the edges of those plates,and along weak areas of the crust called fault zones
No, it only effects parts of earth. Earthquakes don't affect the whole solar system. That's why they call them earthquakes. Because they happen on the earth and the earth only.
Earthquakes, as most people know, are caused by shifting plates. When earthquakes happen, much of the environment is shaken. If you go into a forest after an earthquake, you might see uprooted trees and stones and also bumpy parts of the ground. On a beach, tsunamis can flood it due to earthquakes.
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Earthquakes occur when a shift in the earth's crust causes tremors to rock the surface of the earth around the shift. Since the Earth's crust is divided into different plates, and these plates move around (very slowly) on the earth, there are earthquakes. Also, since there are different parts that the plates meet at, there are certain "hotspots" where more earthquakes happen (where the plates meet).
earthquakes usually occur on plates' borders. You can look at the pattern of past earthquakes.
Yes. There are numerous volcanoes in Asia, and many parts of the continent are frequented by earthquakes.
Earthquakes tend to occur at or near the boundaries of tectonic plates.
most like in the areas covered within the pacific ring of fire
on fultlines and around them
The dangers of Earthquakes thoroughly depend on where you live in the world. However, many parts of the world are susceptible to Earthquakes. Earthquakes often cause death because houses collapse, and people are stuck under/killed by rubble, furniture, and other household items. To help ensure that this does not happen, earthquake proofing a house is a good idea.