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Most earthquakes do occur on fault lines.

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Most earthquakes occur on fault lines?

The answer is yes


Where are country earthquakes most likely to occur?

along fault lines


Why are the earthquakes and volcanic belts roughly the same?

Because most volcanoes occur along 'fault lines' in the Earth's crust. It's the movement of these same fault lines that cause Earthquakes.


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.


Where do a lot of earthquakes occur?

Most earthquakes occur on active fault lines such as the San Andreas fault in California. Most fault lines are under water but some come above water, such as the San Andreas fault in San Francisco and the fault line in Iceland. The San Andreas fault caused the great fire in San Francisco.


Where do earthquakes occur mostly at?

yo momma hahahahahahah jk it's in faults and transform boundries.


Where do most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

HaitiJapan has quite a lot as it is on the boundary of several tectonic plates.


Were do earthquakes happen the most?

On fault lines example The Ring of Fire


Are most earthquakes near edges?

Not necessarily, they happen on fault lines.


Were do most earthquakes happen?

On fault lines example The Ring of Fire


Can you predict the part of the US mostly to experience strong earthquakes?

Yes. Earthquakes occur most often along fault lines. There are also many different devices (seismograph) that sense seismic waves and can predict earthquakes.


Where most earthquake's occur?

Along fault lines.