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earthquake zones are located in and around the mid-ocean ridge.
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Why are earthquake and volcano activity zones located in certain areas in the world?
earthquake and volcano activity zones are located where tectonic plates meet and either converge diverge or slide past each other.
Is it true that earthquake zones coincide with the edges of lithospheric plates?
Yes
What can people who live in earthquake zones do to protect themselves?
Buildings in earthquake zones are typically constructed to withstand earthquakes. Keeping an emergency supply of food, flashlight, radios, and medical supplies is also another safety practice.
What are the 3 major earthquake zones?
The Ring of FireMid-Atlantic RidgesThe Mediterranean-Asian Belt
What are several high risk zones for earthquakes?
High risk earthquake zones are located where tectonic plates shift against each other. Two examples are along the coast of North and South America (California, Chile, Mexico, to name a few), along the Himalayas and the middle east ( Bangladesh, India, etc.).
Where are located the earthquake?
In subduction zones.
Where are most earthquake zones located?
Chile and Japan.
Why are the majority of earthquake zones located at tectonic pate boundaries?
The majority of earthquake zones are located at tectonic pate boundaries because it is the relative motion of the plates that causes earthquakes.
Why are earthquake and volcano activity zones located in certain areas in the world?
earthquake and volcano activity zones are located where tectonic plates meet and either converge diverge or slide past each other.
Where are the earthquake zones located on the world map?
Look in the related link below for a map showing you this.
What is an example of a mitigation activity?
Building earthquake-resistant structures n earthquake zones is a mitigation activity.
The earthquake epicenter was located two time zones east of Chicago What time was it in the time zone containing the epicenter when the earthquake began?
3 hours
Which major cities in the California are located in earthquake zones?
San Francisco, San Jose, Los angeles, Long Beach San Diego and Sacramento are also near earthquake zones but do not have nearly the level of threat as the 4 listed above
Can you get active and inactive earthquake zones?
yes you can get active and inactive earthquakes zones.
Areas where earthquake occurs?
subduction zones
How many earthquake zones do you have in Ghana?
Zero
Are there any earthquake zones near Mount Pelee?
No
