At convergent boundaries where subduction is occurring.
They occur at convergent boundaries where subduction is occurring.
Shallow focus earthquakes occur at depths of 70 km with magnitudes ranging from 1-5. Deep focus earthquakes occur at depths from 300-700 km and magnitudes from 6-10.
At convergent plate boundaries where subduction is occurring.
The largest deep earthquake struck June 9, 1994 in Bolivia with a magnitude of 8.2 and a depth of 647km. Most quakes at this depth are of much lower magnitude. For example the USGS site shows some deep quakes in the Fiji region over the past few days around 600km deep with magnitudes of 5.0 and under.
Deep earthquakes occur in a region of the mantle called the Benioff zone, where seismic activity follows the interaction between a subducting plate and the upper mantle.
in the core
deep focus
They occur at convergent boundaries where subduction is occurring.
Shallow focus earthquakes occur at depths of 70 km with magnitudes ranging from 1-5. Deep focus earthquakes occur at depths from 300-700 km and magnitudes from 6-10.
yes they do
Earthquakes are caused by processes that occur deep underground. It does not make a difference whether it is day or night.
At convergent plate boundaries where subduction is occurring.
because so much pressure is produced
The largest deep earthquake struck June 9, 1994 in Bolivia with a magnitude of 8.2 and a depth of 647km. Most quakes at this depth are of much lower magnitude. For example the USGS site shows some deep quakes in the Fiji region over the past few days around 600km deep with magnitudes of 5.0 and under.
Near to subduction zones where stresses in the subducting crustal plate can cause earthquakes with very deep hypocentres.
tunami
Deep earthquakes occur in a region of the mantle called the Benioff zone, where seismic activity follows the interaction between a subducting plate and the upper mantle.