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Having many earthquakes in so many offen time itsnt really confessing.Because it is just natural that's why.And DUI that's why they call it natural disaster!
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Why are large magnitude earthquakes infrequent?
Large earthquakes release a lot of energy, and it takes a long time for this energy to build up in faults, so they don't occur that often.
Do tectonic plates meet where earthquakes often occur?
Yes.
What season do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes are not a seasonal phenomenon and so the time of year has no effect on the occurrence of earthquakes. As such, earthquakes can happen at any time of the year as they occur independent of weather and climate.
Why does the risk of earthquakes vary across the US?
Earthquakes tend to occur most often at or near the boundaries between tectonic plates. One such boundary runs along the coast of the Western United States all the way from the bottom of California to Alaska. So places near this boundary are at the highest risk of earthquakes. As you move further east, you move further away from this tectonic plate boundary so the risk of earthquakes goes down (although they can still happen).
Major earthquakes are often followed by somewhat smaller events known as?
Aftershocks
Can earthquakes happen in Thailand?
Earthquakes happen everyday everywhere so yes thialand often has earth quakes.
Does Greece have earthquakes?
Yes. Greece had and has many earthquakes often.
Where in the world do earthquakes occur often?
In California, there are frequent earthquakes
Do earthquakes often occur at at faults that are away from plate boundaries?
Yes, but not as often as earthquakes happen near plate boundaries
Why are the people in Chile prepared for earthquakes?
Because earthquakes happen very often there.
What makes predicting earthquakes so hard?
Earthquakes is most often caused due to colliding of plates in the Earth's crust. As these plates are moving constantly it is not easy to know when they will collide. So it is difficult to predict earthquake.
How meteorologists forecast earthquakes?
Seismologists not meteorologists study earthquakes. Generally earthquakes can be predicted by measuring fore-quakes which often precede larger earthquakes.
Why are large magnitude earthquakes infrequent?
Large earthquakes release a lot of energy, and it takes a long time for this energy to build up in faults, so they don't occur that often.
How often does Afghanistan have earthquakes?
78,432,908,43
Earthquakes occur most often along the?
Earthquakes occur most often along the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Where do earthquakes hit most often?
Earthquakes and volcanoes are more common along tectonic plate boundaries.
Do earthquakes happen in Antarctica?
Yes, but not very often.
