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Why do earth quakes happen so much in cali (california) and alaska
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Why do earth quakes happen so much in cali (california) and alaska

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The pacific and North American plates move past eachother about 1.5 inches a year. The friction between the plates causes stress which is released when the blocks of crust slip suddenly along a fault plane.
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Because they are over a fault line.
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