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  • 02-01-2018
  • Geography
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Why do earthquakes occur more frequently in a subduction zone than they do in the middle of a continent?

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  • 03-01-2018
Because the zones of weakness are along the edge of the plates. Earthquakes occur when two plates meet.
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