Homework Help: Science

Posted by Prinness 49 on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 5:21pm.

There are more earthquakes along the western coast of the United States than along the eastern coast. Explain.

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Where do earthquakes tend to occur, in terms of the tectonic plates of the earth?

http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/plate-tectonics.html
http://www.msnbc.com/news/wld/graphics/quakes_dw.htm

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.

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