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There are 5 plates that interact with Washington State
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The tectonic plates near it rubbed against each other.
The three tectonic plates near Kobe are the Eurasian Plate, the Philippine Sea Plate, and the Pacific Plate. These plates interact at the boundaries near Kobe, contributing to the region's seismic activity.
All countries are located on tectonic plates - in fact the world is entirely covered with tectonic plates! Where different plates interact with each other the results can affect the countries locally. Where plates push together you can get volcanoes and earthquakes (an example is Japan.) Where plates pull apart there is usually lots of ocean but you can get some calm volcanism, (an example being Iceland.) Where plates rub past one another there can be earthquakes. An example would be the west coast of the USA and the San Andreas Fault.)
the peoplr in the place farts alot
Because it is near fault lines, the borders between tectonic plates where earthquakes occur.
Over 127 million people live in the nation of Japan. To answer your question, we need to know what you mean by "near Japan". How close is near?
Earthquakes are most likely to occur near tectonic plate boundaries, where tectonic plates interact and cause stress to build up and release in the form of seismic activity. These boundaries include convergent boundaries where plates collide, divergent boundaries where plates separate, and transform boundaries where plates slide past each other.
Because it is located near the ring of fire, therefore it is more exposed to the tension between the tetonic plates. (Most of the movement of the tectonic plates causes earthquakes)
As seen Recently on the telly there has been a huge earthquake of the coast of Japan. So Earthquakes are most common near the coast of Japan. I may not be correct as I have relied on the TV.
When convection currents sink near the mantle, they create drag on the lithospheric plates above. This drag causes the plates to move in the direction of the sinking current. As the plates move, they can interact with other plates, leading to processes like subduction or mountain formation.