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What causes earthquakes and at what types of plate boundaries are earthquakes common? Explain.

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Earthquakes can occur anywhere in a plate and can be caused by any boundary type. But they are much more common near convergent boundaries.

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Transform plate boundaries because when two plate boundaries slide past each other, they create vibrations. A large amount of those vibrations are earthquakes
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