Why are there so many earth quakes?

Question

Why are there so many earth quakes?

Answer 1

There are many earthquakes throughout each year.

Its just that some seem to hit populas areas that get much media attention.

The earth is that of a puzzle of faults and shift everyday, a good therory of why the plates seem to rub harder could be simply resources that are taken from the earth.

You could say the earth is getting smaller triggering stronger quakes as the gaps of the puzzle are closing more and more.

Just a theory.

Answer 2

Un known to human.If you know the real reason we should have found some methods to stop it.