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Why does earthquakes occur in California?

it is because of the fault line that is called San Andreas fault


Are there earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the san Andreas fault?

The San Andreas fault produces earthquakes, but not volcanic activity.


Name of the fault where the San Francisco 1906 occurred?

The San Andreas fault is where it occured.


Why do they call the earthquakes in california san andreas fault?

Earthquakes in California are often associated with the San Andreas Fault because it is a major tectonic boundary that runs through the state. The fault has been responsible for several significant earthquakes in the region, leading to its association with seismic activity in California.


What is the san ------- fault causes many earthquakes?

I think you will ind that it is the San Andreas Fault line.


Fault that makes California an area of high risk for earthquakes?

The San Andreas fault


What occur along a fault?

Earthquakes occur along a fault. Near the San Andreas fault lots of earthquakes occur.


A fault which known as devastating earthquakes in California?

San Andreas fault


Why do earthquakes occur the San Andrea's fault?

Earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault because of the tectonic plates. When the plates slip or shift, an earthquake happens.


Why does Florida have less earthquakes than California?

California has more earthquakes then Florida, because California sits along the San Andreas Fault line. ( )-improvement, actually California sits on a series of many fault lines, the San Andreas only being one of them. San Andreas runs most of the length of the coast of California and is well known because it has a hard "kink" near LA which causes more violent earthquakes when it shifts, and can actually be seen in the topography of some areas of California from overhead.These fault lines are also a part of the "ring of fire" which causes the majority of the earthquakes and volcanoes along the West Coast of N America, Japan, and many of the Island chains of the Pacific.


Why are there earthquakes in San Fransico?

because the San Andreas fault line lies over San Fransico


How might the San Andreas fault impact your lives?

The San Andreas Fault is a transverse fault boundary and causes earthquakes, impacting everyone in the region.