What Causes Earthquakes is a website dedicated to discussing all aspects of these natural disasters.Earthquakes can occur anywhere but where most earthquakes occur, is namely in countries around the Pacific Ocean. Many around the Pacific Rim, tectonic plates meet with other plates and form a circular Ring of Fire where active volcanoes exist and earthquakes frequently occur. In the last decade, countries around the Pacific showed an increased seismic activity. This devastating earthquake occurred because the tension stored in the fault that has long saved power so it can damage large plates or lithosphere. The earthquakes occurred mostly in countries located around the plate boundary. The examples are Japan and California.
Earthquakes can occur anywhere but where most earthquakes occur, is namely in countries around the Pacific Ocean. Many around the Pacific Rim, tectonic plates meet with other plates and form a circular Ring of Fire where active volcanoes exist and earthquakes frequently occur. In the last decade, countries around the Pacific showed an increased seismic activity. This devastating earthquake occurred because the tension stored in the fault that has long saved power so it can damage large plates or lithosphere. The earthquakes occurred mostly in countries located around the plate boundary. The examples are Japan and California.
