Where do the majority of the earthquakes on Earth occur?
1 Answer
Jul 23, 2016
Lithosphere beneath Island Arcs, Mountain Chains, Deep Ocean Troughs and Oceanic Ridges.,
Explanation:
Lithosphere extends to about 100 km beneath Ocean beds and to
about 200 km beneath continents.
The adjustments of converging, diverging and transforming tectonic
plates in litho' is the cause for the occurrence of earthquakes.
Chances are more for this seismic activity beneath
Island Arcs, Mountain Chains, Deep Ocean Troughs and Oceanic
Ridges.
Major earthquake-prone regions are
Peripheral Pacific
Alpide (Alpine-Himalayan)
from Azore through Mediterranean through Middle-East to
Himalayan and Indonesian
Middle Atlantic Ridge