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Why most of the earthquakes are linked with fold mountains?

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Most earthquakes occur in the belt of young-fold Mountains because young fold mountains are formed because of tectonic activities. In the case of Oceanic-continental convergence, subducting oceanic plate grinds against the surrounding denser medium producing mostly deep-seated earthquakes.

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