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Why don't earthquakes follow plate boundary lines exactly?

Earthquakes do occur along plate boundaries, but the movement of the plates is not uniform, causing stress to accumulate in areas off the main boundary lines. This stress can result in earthquakes happening slightly away from the boundaries in what are known as intraplate earthquakes. Additionally, faults within the plates can also generate earthquakes.


What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?

Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.


Do earthquakes often occur at at faults that are away from plate boundaries?

Yes, but not as often as earthquakes happen near plate boundaries


Do most severe earthquakes occur at plate boundaries or in the middle of plates?

Plate Boundaries


What is the relationship between plate boundaries and where earthquakes happen?

Plate boundaries are the absolute edges of the tectonic plates that make up our earth's crust. These plate boundaries clash with others making what are known as fault lines, which are the cause of earthquakes.


What are the belts called that most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on?

Earthquakes and volcanoes often occur along the boundaries of tectonic plates. These boundaries are known as plate boundaries or fault lines. The most active areas for earthquakes and volcanoes are the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Plate and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where new oceanic crust is formed.


Do earthquakes most often occur at faults that are away from plate boundary?

Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.


Why don't earthquake follow plate boundary lines exactly?

Its because the plate boundaries collide with eachother causing the earth to shake.


Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?

Volcanoes


How are earthquakes and plate boundaries connected?

by mountains . (:


How are plate boundaries and earthquakes alike?

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Do earthquakes mostly occur at faults that are away from plate boundaries?

False. Earthquakes mostly occur along faults that are at or very near to plate boundaries.