Global distribution of earthquakes around the world

Trevel asked Oct 25, 2023

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Answer:

The earthquakes generally happen on fault lines between tectonic plates

or, if you don't know what tectonic plates are:

The earthquakes follow the outline of continents

Earcam answered Oct 29, 2023

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