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Why is Mexico and parts of Central America prone to earthquakes?

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Because of plate tectonics Southern Mexico and Central American are right at the subduction zone between the North American,Cocos and Caribbean plates.This in turn results on a land area with many volcanoes and prone to earthquakes
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Mexico and parts of Central America are prone to earthquakes because they lie on the fault between two tectonic plates
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