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Japan is an arc caused by subduction of the Pacific and Phillipine plates beneath the Eurasian plate. The subduction plates lose water to the mantle rocks as they go down, which causes the mantle rock to melt. This is the magma that forms the volcanoes. The earthquakes are caused by the plates scraping against each other- a subduction zone is basically a reverse fault.
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Why do tsunami's hit Japan?
This is because earthquakes and tremors are common in Japan. That triggers tsunamis to occur
Do most earthquakes occur around earthquake valley?
Please more specific, as earthquakes occur worldwide.
Do most earthquakes occur in populated area?
it has nothing to do with population, but they happen very often in highly populated places such as Japan and San Fransico
Where are the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to the plate boundaries?
Most earthquakes occur on plate boundaries such as Japan and Chile and most volcanoes occur in diverging plate boundaries like Dallol and Iceland and the Pacific Ring of Fire like Ecuador and Indonesia
How many earthquakes occur in china every year?
Japan gets tons of earthquakes, about one every year, because of Japan's position. Japan sits on a subduction zone, meaning plates slide under another causing friction and earthquakes. Sometimes, Japan will get a tsunami caused by their frequent earthquakes.
When do earthquakes occur the most?
Japan and Indonesia have it quite often.
Where do many earthquakes occur?
japan
Which months do Japan have their earthquakes in?
There is no specific time frame that earthquakes occur in.
Why do tsunami's hit Japan?
This is because earthquakes and tremors are common in Japan. That triggers tsunamis to occur
Do most earthquakes occur on fault lines?
Most earthquakes do occur on fault lines.
What feature puts Japan most at risk of dangerous tidal waves?
It is on the Pacific Rim, where many earthquakes occur.
Do Earthquakes occur only once or twice a year?
The frequency of earthquakes depends on the location. in Japan, earthquakes occur 3 times a month, and in the Sahara in Africa they occur once in five years..
When does an earthquake occur in japan?
Japan has some kind of earthquake nearly every day most of which are small earthquakes. There are over 1,500 earthquakes per year in Japan. This is largely due to Japan being situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire which is a hotbed of seismic activity.
Where earthquakes have hit the most?
Earthquakes occur most in the Indonesian area.
Where are the most recent earthquakes occurring and are they more likely to occur in certain locations?
Haiti, Japan, China, and North Korea
Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur
Where do the worlds earthquakes occur around?
Most earthquakes occur where the edges of Earth's plates are.
