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What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?

Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.


Why would you not want to live along that plate edge?

Along plate edges is where a lot of earthquakes occur. If you were to live along a plate boundary you would be putting yourself in danger of an earthquake.


Are earthquakes divergent convergent or transform?

Earthquakes occur at all three types of plate boundary.


Do earthquakes most often occur at faults that are away from plate boundary?

Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.


80 percent of all earthquakes occur along the boundary of which ocean?

80 percent of all earthquakes occur along the boundary of the Pacific Ocean. This region is known as the Ring of Fire due to its high seismic activity caused by tectonic plate movements.


What the importance of faults in natural hazards?

EARTHQUAKES - the sudden, intense shift along already formed fault cause earthquake to occur -earthquake occur around plate boundary where plate movement occur in the form of faulting


What type of plate boundary produces strong earthquakes?

Any type of plate boundary can cause an earthquake. That said, areas along convergent, divergent, and transform tectonic plate boundaries are the most likely places for earthquakes to occur.


Where do south Asia's earthquakes occur?

South Asia's earthquakes occur along the boundary of the Indian Plate and surrounding tectonic plates, including the Eurasian Plate and the Arabian Plate. This region is known for high seismic activity due to the collision of these plates, leading to the formation of the Himalayas and causing frequent earthquakes.


Why do shallow epicenters not fall on the nazca plate line?

Shallow earthquakes do not often occur along the boundary of the Nazca Plate because the movement and interaction of plates at that depth do not create the conditions necessary for earthquakes to happen. Instead, deeper earthquakes occur within the subducting Nazca Plate, where there is more stress and pressure buildup due to the plate's movement beneath the South American Plate.


What is interpolate earthquake?

Earthquakes that occur along plate boundaries


Where do earthquakes volcanoes and mountains occur along?

Along the tectonic plate boundaries.


Do earthquakes mostly occur at faults that are away from plate boundaries?

False. Earthquakes mostly occur along faults that are at or very near to plate boundaries.