In subduction zones, the scraping lithosphere can form a ridged springboard that is loaded by the subducting lithosphere. When the load is enough to overcome the friction of subduction, it can unload within minutes causing massive earthquakes along the fault.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornadoes are all severe. It just depends on how strong they are and where they occur.
I can't really say in detail .....but it is most likely that its because there is a default in that area ....like in California ..there are several defaults there and thousands of earthquakes occur each day there. BECAUSE its a active earthquake zone." :D Earthquakes also occur in Alaska and also; off the coast of Mexico....
it is more likely to have a strong earthquake where few recent earthquakes have happened
Approximately 9000-10000 earthquakes strong enough to be felt occur worldwide each year.
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
Aftershocks. Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area as the initial strong earthquake. They can continue for days, weeks, or even months after the main event.
Many strong earthquakes occur among destructive plate margins, this is because great stresses build up in the subduction zone as one plate is forced down below the other, this energy builds up to great force and is then released in an earthquake.
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
Yes. Earthquakes occur most often along fault lines. There are also many different devices (seismograph) that sense seismic waves and can predict earthquakes.
Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur
Intraplate earthquakes occur farther inland than other earthquakes. These earthquakes occur within a tectonic plate, away from plate boundaries where most earthquakes typically occur. Intraplate earthquakes can be caused by ancient faults or stress within the plate itself.