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Why are many volcanoes found in the same areas that earthquakes occur?
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∙ 11y ago
Movement of high pressure magma underground typically occurs before a volcanic eruption. This magma is under such a high pressure that it can cause hydraulic fracturing of the surrounding rocks and even bulging of the crust. Both these events will release seismic waves (cause earthquakes). All these data help geologists predict that an eruption is about to occur.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 14y agoQuakes move nearer to the surface as an eruptionapproaches. And these "microearthquakes" happen more frequently before an eruption, until all the seismometer can register is a distinctive vibration, slight but continuous, known as a harmonic tremor.
The seismic activity associated with volcanism is usually as a result of pressure increases in the magma chamber below the volcano which cause fracturing of the surrounding rock mass.
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∙ 12y agovolcanoes and earthquakes often occur on fault lines, which are like giant cracks in the earth that separate the Earth's tectonic plates. The fault lines cause earthquakes when 2 of the tectonic plates scrape against each other while they are shifting around, causing the giant vibrations that are earthquakes. The volcanoes are formed because the fault lines are spots in the earth where the hot lava can easily escape from the earth's core to the earth's surface.
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∙ 11y agoaccording to my knowledge a volcano erupts with an earthquake at the same time is because that of the magma inside the earth is flowing or heading to the volcano and so the volcano shall erupt with an earathquake
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∙ 13y agoEarthquakes happen right before a volcano eruption because when a volcano erupts the plates that formed it are shifting.
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∙ 11y agoThat is where plate boundeies are found
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Where do earthquakes and volcanoes mostly frequently occur?
Underground Earthquakes occur along fault lines. Volcanoes are all over the world but a good place to find one is in the Ring of Fire.
Where does most of the worlds earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
There is a region called the Pacific Ring of Fire, which bounds the entire Pacific Ocean with active convergent tectonic plates that has most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes.It has 452 volcanoes and it is home to 75% of the world's dormant and active volcanoes.
Where are the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to the plate boundaries?
Most earthquakes occur on plate boundaries such as Japan and Chile and most volcanoes occur in diverging plate boundaries like Dallol and Iceland and the Pacific Ring of Fire like Ecuador and Indonesia
What energy transfers occur in volcanoes and earthquakes?
by killing people
Earthquakes occur most often along the?
Earthquakes occur most often along the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Do volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur ONLY at the boundaries?
No. Volcanoes can be found at hot spots away from plate boundaries. These volcanoes can produce earthquakes. Earthquakes can also occur at areas of ancient geologic activty such as failed rifts and can occur as a result fo glacier retreating.
Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?
Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)
Why are volcanoes and earthquakes found together?
The majority of earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates. Therefore, an area that has volcanoes is likely to be prone to earthquake as well.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are likely to occur?
Yes, they are likely to occur.
Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?
Volcanoes
Why do earthquakes occur at volcanoes?
To release pressure.
Do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur within plates or along the boundaries of plates?
Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly near the convergent plate boundary.
Where are earthquakes or volcanoes likely to occur?
The answer is that earthquakes and volcanoes are most frequent along Tectonic plate boundaries, these are the natural pieces that the continents and oceans are on.
What are volcanoes and earthquakes likely to occur?
If you mean "where" earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to occur it is in what's called the "ring of fire" which is the coastal ring around the Pacific Ocean.
Why both earthquakes and volcanoes occur in some fold mountain areas?
Mountains and earthquakes occur in the same fold mountain areas because of the tectonic plates coming together, moving apart, and sliding one atop another. This causes areas to rise and form mountains.
Where do earthquakes and volcanoes mostly frequently occur?
Underground Earthquakes occur along fault lines. Volcanoes are all over the world but a good place to find one is in the Ring of Fire.
Where does most of the worlds earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
There is a region called the Pacific Ring of Fire, which bounds the entire Pacific Ocean with active convergent tectonic plates that has most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes.It has 452 volcanoes and it is home to 75% of the world's dormant and active volcanoes.
