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An intraplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs in the interior of a tectonic plate, whereas an interplate earthquake (plate boundary earthquake) is one that occurs at a plate boundary.

Intraplate earthquakes are rare, but both can inflict large amounts of damage to populated areas.

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