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Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?

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in the middle of a tectonic plate
where plates slides past each other
where plates pull apart from each other
at hot spots

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Most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and continental plates. So, when they slide past each other. Many think it's when they pull apart but that has mixed results.

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