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Because the Philippine Trench is inside the Pacific Ring of Fire

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Where on earth do most of the earthquakes occur?

of course in earth's crust !maybe in the Philippines:)mhaezx


What place in the Philippines do earthquakes mostly occur?

Earthquakes mostly occur in the eastern part of the Philippines along the Philippine Trench, where the Philippine Sea Plate subducts beneath the Philippine Plate. Regions such as Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon are particularly prone to earthquakes due to their proximity to tectonic plate boundaries.


What biome do earthquakes occur in?

The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.


Why Philippines considered as an earthquake prone area?

"Philippines have this areas who have dangerous structures and also, the philippines can have a 7.0 + magnitude. Which is, some people die and non living things stop functioning." -From PAkYu.


What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?

Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.


Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?

Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)


Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?

Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur


What geologic events occur at transform boundries?

Earthquakes


What type of earthquakes occur farther inland than other earthquakes?

Intraplate earthquakes occur farther inland than other earthquakes. These earthquakes occur within a tectonic plate, away from plate boundaries where most earthquakes typically occur. Intraplate earthquakes can be caused by ancient faults or stress within the plate itself.


What occur along a fault?

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


Where on earth do earthquakes occur?

Most earthquakes occur at or near the boundaries between tectonic plates.


Do most earthquakes occur around earthquake valley?

Please more specific, as earthquakes occur worldwide.