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What tectonic plate is the Pagan volcano on?

the Caribbean and cocos plate


What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?

Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.


What are three plate motions that can cause earthquakes?

Any and all plate motion causes earthquakes.


What makes Earthquakes happened?

Tectonic plates shifting around while bumping into another tectonic plate. When the plates slide pass each other, it creates a transform boundary which makes earthquakes.


Why are buildings in the middle of a tectonic plate much less likely to be damaged?

Because there are far less earthquakes in the middle of a tectonic plate. About 90% of the world's earthquakes occur at plate boundaries.

Related questions

What direction is the Cocos Plate moving?

Cocos Plate is moving towards the north-east.


What direction is cocos plate moving?

Cocos Plate is moving towards the north-east.


Which plate doesn't carry a continent?

The Cocos Plate.


What plate or plates does Africa sit on?

cocos plate


What plate is moving the fastest?

The Pacific and Cocos plate.


What countries are in the cocos plate?

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What is the fastest moving tectonic plate?

The Pacific and Cocos plate.


Why did the 1985 Mexico City happen?

I guess you mean 'earthquake'. It happened because the Cocos tectonic plate pushed against and slid under the North American plate.


What happened at a transform plate boundary?

The plates slide against each other, causeing earthquakes.


When did Battle of Cocos happen?

Battle of Cocos happened on 1914-11-09.


When did Cocos Islands Mutiny happen?

Cocos Islands Mutiny happened in 1942.


How many earthquakes have happened in Kobe japan?

4 plate collieded it was bad VERY bad a bomb happened