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Because Pakistan lies on the junction of two tectonic plates, which are moving against each other.

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What makes a country vulnerable to earthquakes?

If it is near the Ring of Fire (or Pacific Ring of Fire) it will be vulnerable to many earthquakes.


How does Pakistan cope with earthquakes?

Magic.


Why is haiti so vulnerable to earthquakes?

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Does Pakistan have earthquakes?

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Which natural disaster is gurgaon most vulnerable to?

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Did any earthquakes happen in 2008?

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We do not know exactly but we know that there was a big earthquake in 1998


How do earthquakes in Pakistan effect peoples living in Pakistan?

Pakistan has been hit by earthquakes very few times but severely. The worst one occurred a few years back in Northern Areas, Upper Punjab and Azad Kashmir. The Magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. Over 80,000 people died facing this calamity.


List the names places where earthquakes happens?

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How does this map show that Japan's geography has made it vulnerable to a nuclear accident?

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Why is there many earthquakes in Japan?

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