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ehidna [41]
3 years ago
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Explain why earthquakes occur at greater depths along convergent plate boundaries

Geography
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dsp733 years ago
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Answer:

hope this helps Earthquakes at convergent plate boundaries mark the location of the subducting lithosphere. The motion of the lithosphere as it plunges through the mantle causes the quakes. At greater depths, the plate heats up enough to deform plastically.

snow_tiger [21]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Earthquakes at convergent plate boundaries mark the location of the subducting lithosphere. The motion of the lithosphere as it plunges through the mantle causes the quakes (Figure below). At greater depths, the plate heats up enough to deform plastically. ... There are shallow, intermediate, and deep earthquakes.

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