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Is California the only state in the US that experiences frequent or strong earthquakes?
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∙ 12y ago
No it is not. In fact these states are the ones that have the most and strongest earthquakes Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, and California. The reason that you hear about California so much is because California it is right by the fault line. So the plates collide mostly on the border of the US, which is California.
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∙ 8y agoIn the US, Alaska has more frequent earthquakes than California and Alaska accounts for more than 50 percent of all US earthquakes. In fact, worldwide, Japan and Indonesia have the most number of earthquakes.
The greatest earthquake belt is found at the rim of the Pacific Ocean (nicknamed the "Ring of Fire") where about 81 percent of the world's largest earthquakes occur.
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∙ 7y agoNo, they do not.
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A place that has man earthquakes?
Japan it gets very strong earthquakes and may cause a tsunami
Where is the most liable place for earthquakes?
The most liable place for an earthquake is on a major fault line. Japan suffers strong earthquakes yearly. They suffer about 1500 a year.
States that sections of active faults that have had few earthquakes are likely to sites of strong earthquakes?
gap hypothesis
What area along a fault where few earthquakes have happened recently but where strong earthquakes have happened before?
seismic gap
How many earthquakes strong enough to be felt by someone are recorded by seismographs each year?
10,00
Is there going to be a strong earthquake that can kill people in California in 2012?
There is no way of knowing. Earthquakes cannot be predicted.
Why are some places badly affected by earthquakes?
Some places are heavily affected by earthquakes because they sit on or near a fault line. Christchurch, for example, sits near a fault line and is why it has frequent and strong earthquakes but practically everywhere in Australia is nowhere near a fault line so we get very littleearthquakes.
How many earthquakes hit California?
We get them all the time, but feel very few. I can count on one hand the real strong quakes we have had in the last few years.
Why do strong earthquakes occur where there have been many recent earthquakes?
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....
Many strong earthquakes are caused by what?
Many strong earthquakes are caused by plates sliding apart.
Sections of active faults that have had few earthquakes are likely to be sites of strong earthquakes?
focus
A place that has man earthquakes?
Japan it gets very strong earthquakes and may cause a tsunami
Where is the most liable place for earthquakes?
The most liable place for an earthquake is on a major fault line. Japan suffers strong earthquakes yearly. They suffer about 1500 a year.
How many strong earthquakes happen every year?
Lots and lots of earthquakes are happening every day, but many of these are too small, or hit in an unpopulated area, to be counted. However. there are about 70 strong registered earthquakes a year
States that sections of active faults that have had few earthquakes are likely to be sites of strong earthquakes?
gap hypothesis
States that sections of active faults that have had few earthquakes are likely to sites of strong earthquakes?
gap hypothesis
How long do big earthquakes last?
it depends on how strong it is.
