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Britain is effected by earthquakes. However because Britain is not near a tectonic plate boundary, the earthquakes that occur tend to be low in magnitude.
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Why does Britain not get effected by earthquakes and volcanoes?
Because it is not a volcanicaly active region.
How is landscape is affected?
it is effected by earthquakes
Is everyone effected by earthquakes?
yes except flying animals/planes
How were Humans effected in the Valdivia earthquakes?
2231, 3000, or 5700 some sources estimate differently
Why isn't Australia effected by earthquakes?
They are just not bad enough to be on the news like Japan, that was bad !
How is tsunami effected to human beings?
It is a natural disaster caused by the shifting of plates and earthquakes. It cause destruction and havoc.
Which Japanese Island is most affected by the Japanese earthquakes?
The largest island in the Japanese archipelago, Honshuu was most effected by the earthquaｋe of 2011
How will there not be an earthquake in England?
Earthquakes are not at all common here in England. We never have big earthquakes as Great Britain in general is not in an earthquake zone.
Why has Britain had so many earthquakes?
Most parts of the world have small earthquakes every few days, small enough not to be noticed by people in general, only by instruments. Britain is fortunate that it generally has few earthquakes that cause damage, unlike places such as Pakistan and California that have had devastating earthquakes during the last 100 years or so.
Why are there no earthquakes or volcanic eruptions in Britain?
Tectonic activity occurs mostly at plate boundaries. Britain lies on the Euroasian plate, a few thousand miles away from the plate boundary. Earthquakes are sometimes experienced in the centre of plates, like in Britain, due to impulses in the plates, but these earthquakes are usually measured at below four on the Richter scale, and so are mostly undetected by humans.
Why is the world affected mostly by earthquakes?
There are so many plates on our earth and if two of those plates spread apart, collide, of sink under one another, that causes an earthquake. Some countries are effected more by earthquakes than others.
What countries where affected by world war 2?
Britain and Germany were effected because they were at war against each other.
