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hammer [34]
3 years ago
8

Where do earthquakes occur most often and why?

Geography
2 answers:
masha68 [24]3 years ago
4 0
 <span>The earth has four major layers: the </span>inner core, outer core, mantle<span>, and </span>crust. The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece – it is made up of many pieces like a puzzle covering the surface of the earth. Not only that, but these puzzle pieces keep slowly moving around, sliding past one another and bumping into each other. these puzzle pieces are called tectonic plates<span>, and the edges of the plates are called the </span>plate boundaries<span>. The plate boundaries are made up of many faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur on these faults. Since the edges of the plates are rough, they get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving. Finally, when the plate has moved far enough, the edges unstick on one of the faults and there is an earthquake. 
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I didn't know how to answer it exactly so I did the best I could  and figured you could pull what all you needed out of this I hope it was good enough if not let me know and I will get you some better answers 




harina [27]3 years ago
3 0
It is because plates under oceans and land shift and move. Hope this helps. Brainleist Please I only need one more!!
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