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

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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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Plates move away from one another at divergent boundaries. This happens at mid-ocean ridges. Plates move towards one another at convergent boundaries; one plate is forced below another in a process called subduction. Earthquakes and composite volcanoes are common at this type of boundary. hope this helps

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