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The most earthquakes occur in Alaska, followed by California.
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California. California has many cracks in the state and also its rocks shift many times often causing earthquakes.
(One primary cause of earthquakes in sudden shifting in subduction zones, which are areas where the tectonic plates push against each other.)
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Where do the majority of the earthquakes in earth occur?
Along specific belts within the crust. You're welcome, sir.
What biome do earthquakes occur in?
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
Do most earthquakes occur around earthquake valley?
Please more specific, as earthquakes occur worldwide.
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
Where else in the US do earthquakes occur?
the majority of earth quakes in the USA occur in California and in Alaska
Do earthquakes occur more frequently in the interior plates?
No. The vast majority of earthquakes occur at or near plate boundaries.
Where on earth has had the most earthquakes?
The majority of earthquakes occur on or near fault lines - the boundaries between tectonic plates. To actually see where earthquakes occur, try finding a historical seismicity map.
What state do most earthquakes occur in?
Alaska is the most prone to earthquakes in the US.
Why do the majority of tsunamis occur in the pacific ocean?
Tsunamis mostly occur in the Pacific Ocean because they are made because of Earthquakes and lots of earthquakes happen in the ring of fire.
Where is the majority of the earthquakes in the US?
The US Geological Survey (USGS) National Earthquake Information Center records statistics for earthquakes in the US and worldwide. Between 2000 and 2011 the average number of earthquakes in the US was 3,820 per year that are magnitude 2.5 or higher.The majority of those earthquakes in the US are in Alaska and California with Hawaii in third place.http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/top_states.php
Do earthquakes occur in the central portion of the US?
Earthquakes can occur anywhere, although they are more common near the oceans than further inland.
Where do the majority of the earthquakes in earth occur?
Along specific belts within the crust. You're welcome, sir.
Where do the majority of earthquakes in the US occur?
California. California has many cracks in the state and also its rocks shift many times often causing earthquakes.(One primary cause of earthquakes in sudden shifting in subduction zones, which are areas where the tectonic plates push against each other.)
Where did the most widely-felt series of earthquakes in the US occur?
Missouri
Which countries tsunami are occur?
A tsunami can occur in any country with a coastline. The vast majority, if not all, occur in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Earthquakes on the Ring of Fire is typically the cause of most of them.
What biome do earthquakes occur in?
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
