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Which continent or continents seem to be totally safe from earthquakes?
Antartica most likely
On the West Coast of United States is most likely to get earthquakes?
Yes, the west coast of the United States is the most likely to get earthquakes.
Where are the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to the plate boundaries?
Most earthquakes occur on plate boundaries such as Japan and Chile and most volcanoes occur in diverging plate boundaries like Dallol and Iceland and the Pacific Ring of Fire like Ecuador and Indonesia
States that sections of active faults that have had few earthquakes are likely to sites of strong earthquakes?
gap hypothesis
Are volcanoes and earthquakes more likely in North Carolina?
More likely than where? please make your questions unambiguous. In general the east side of the US is less likely to have earthquakes and volcanoes as compared to the west side.
When are earthquakes most likely to happen?
When the tectonic plates move underneath the continents.
Which continent or continents seem to be totally safe from earthquakes?
Antartica most likely
What continents don't have earthquakes?
Earthquakes occur on all of the continents, even Antarctica.
Do earthquakes occur in the edges of the continents?
yes it comes on the coast
What continent or continents seem to be totally safe from earthquakes?
florida
What is cause by continents colliding?
Earthquakes, follwed by tidal waves.
Where are earthquakes or volcanoes likely to occur?
Earthquakes are likely to occur along tectonic plate boundaries where there is movement and stress in the Earth's crust. Volcanoes are likely to occur at convergent plate boundaries, divergent plate boundaries, and hotspots where magma from the Earth's mantle reaches the surface.
Are most earthquakes located near the edges or near the center of the continents?
Most earthquakes and volcanoes are on the Pacific rim of fire.
Which continents are stable to experience earthquakes?
The continent that has the most earthquakes is Asia, because it is near the Ring of Fire.
Why land is divided into seven continents?
The division of land into seven continents is a historical and cultural convention that originated with the ancient Greeks. This division is based on a combination of geological features, tectonic plate boundaries, and traditional boundaries. It helps to categorize and organize different regions of the Earth's surface for easier communication and study.
Fault boundaries are especally likely to cause earthquakes?
Transform boundaries are particularly likely to cause earthquakes.
Why don't earthquakes occur along the continents?
I Don't really know.... BUT Earthquakes happen when idiots poop in the ground.... TRUE STORY!
