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LekaFEV [45]
3 years ago
14

Where do earthquakes occur most often and why?

Geography
1 answer:
scoundrel [369]3 years ago
3 0
Hi there!

Earthquakes most often occur on fault lines and on edges of tectonic plates. This is due to the plates moving, causing the earthquakes. In the US, most earthquakes occur in midwestern and eastern areas

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