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Name 20 or more of the earthquake prone areas in the world?

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Name 20 or more of the earthquake prone areas in the world?

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  1. Look it up yourself. I haven't got the time to do your assignments for you. But to prove that I'm not a total hardbutt I'll give you one. CHINA.


  2. they extend from Chile, northward along the South American coast through Central America, Mexico, the West Coast of the United States, the southern part of Alaska, through the Aleutian Islands to Japan, the Philippine Islands, New Guinea, the island groups of the Southwest Pacific, and to New Zealand. The second important belt, the Alpide, extends from Java to Sumatra through the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, and out into the Atlantic. This belt accounts for about 17 percent of the world's largest earthquakes, including some of the most destructive. The third prominent belt follows the submerged mid-Atlantic ridge

  3. the most earthquake prone area in the world is San Andreas in USA.

  4. Don't know if I can come up with 20, but here's a few:

    Iceland

    Japan

    USA west coast

    Madras area, Missouri

    Alaska

    Thailand

    Most any island or country on the "ring of fire" around the Pacific ocean.

  5. All the places located near fault lines in the world.

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