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Because of it's location directly on what vulcanologist call the "Pacific ring of fire", a high volcanism and earthquake area.

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What is the name of the location where volcanoes and earthquakes occur most frequently?

Earthquakes and volcanoes most commonly occur at tectonic plate boundaries called fault lines.The US Geological suvey has quite a nice website entitled "This Dynamic Earth" which will probably answer any more specific questions.http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/dynamic.html


Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?

Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)


Volcanoes and earthquakes are likely to occur?

Yes, they are likely to occur.


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


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.


Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?

Volcanoes


Why do earthquakes occur at volcanoes?

To release pressure.


What natural occurrences can cause problems for Japan?

Because, over 1000 earthquakes may occur within a year, over 160 volcanoes are still active, tidal waves can occur after earthquakes, and then typhoons are a possibility on the islands.


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 do volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate boundries?

earthquakes occur because plates move and they over lap causing an earthquake.


What energy transfers occur in volcanoes and earthquakes?

by killing people


Where do earthquakes and volcanoes commonly occur?

Along fault lines