Answer: Alaska has more land area than California
Explanation:
The seismic activity density of a region is the ratio of the number of earthquakes during a given period to the land area:
Seismic activity density = number of earthquakes/land area
If California has 103,718 mi2, and a seismic activity density of 0.0964, then:
density of 0.0964 = number of earthquakes/103,718 mi2
0.0964*103,718 = 9,998 earthquakes
If Alaska has 570,641 mi2, and a seismic activity of 0.0491, then:
density of 0.0491 = number of earthquakes/570,641 mi2
0.0491*570,641 = 28,018 earthquakes
Even though Alaska has a greater amount of earthquakes, California has a greater density, because it has less land.
