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What are the areas along a fault that few earthquakes have taken place?
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Where do earthquakes and volcanoes mostly frequently occur?
Underground Earthquakes occur along fault lines. Volcanoes are all over the world but a good place to find one is in the Ring of Fire.
How did geologists determine that the west coast of California has a higher earthquake risk than other areas of the United states?
The coast of California has a high risk because of it's location on the transform boundary between the North American and the the Pacific plates. In this region stress can build up along the fault where it gets locked in place and this can cause large earthquakes. Another section of the US that is at significant risk of earthquakes is Alaska due to the subduction of the Pacific plate under the North American plate (this caused the largest earthquake in US history in 1964 with a magnitude of 9.2)
Why do most earthquakes occur along tectonic plate boundaries?
Earthquakes occur when rock shifts in position on either side of a fault. Tectonic plate boundaries are massive faults that extend down to the asthenosphere.Most earthquakes take place along tectonic plate boundaries because that is where most of the shift occurs.
Where do earthquakes mainly happen?
Japan in March 2011.
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.
What are place earthquakes occur?
Anywhere along fault lines.
The Ring of Fire is the only place earthquakes occur on the earth.?
false
Where do earthquakes and volcanoes mostly frequently occur?
Underground Earthquakes occur along fault lines. Volcanoes are all over the world but a good place to find one is in the Ring of Fire.
Where do the majority of earthquakes take place?
The majority of earthquakes occur along tectonic plate boundaries. Because tectonic plates are always in motion toward, along or away from each other, huge stresses build up along or near these boundaries. When the stress reaches a point that the rocky structure of the plates cannot keep it in check, a failure along a fault triggers a quake.
Are the earthquakes that take place along the other faults in the San Andreas Fault Zone always smaller than the earthquakes that take place on the San Andreas Fault itself?
No. While the largest earthquakes the San Andreas Fault can produce are larger than the largest ones its "sister" faults can produce, not every earthquake it produces is that large. As an example, the San Andreas Fault caused the 2004 Park field earthquake, which was a magnitude 6.0. The Hayward Fault, which runs parallel to the San Andreas Fault, has generated earthquakes at least as strong as 6.8. The 1994 Northridge earthquake, a magnitude 6.7, was the result of a previously undiscovered thrust fault beneath Los Angeles.
What is the place where two plates come together called?
Tectonic plates are separated by "faults," places where the structure of the Earth is cracked. Most earthquakes occur along fault lines.
Why do earthquakes seem common in some areas and rare on others?
Frequency of Earth Quake depends on the formation /thickness/ fault / movements of tectonic plates beneath the earth's surface in that region. It varies from place to place.
What is a fault bountary?
The place where two tectonic plates meet. The place where almost all earthquakes occur.
What is the place along a fault where the slipping that causes begins the earthquake?
fault line
The place along the fault where the earthquake starts is called the what?
its called a"global fault"
Is there a place that has both tornadoes and earthquakes?
Yes. Most areas of the world can get tornadoes and at least small earthquakes.
What is the place where two plates come together known as?
Tectonic plates are separated by "faults," places where the structure of the Earth is cracked. Most earthquakes occur along fault lines.
