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what plate boundary is earthquakes?
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Earthquakes occur at all types of plate boundaries — and also sometimes away from boundaries — but the main types are:
- Convergent boundaries (plates colliding): especially at subduction zones. These produce the largest and deepest earthquakes (e.g., the 1960 Chile and 2011 Tōhoku quakes).
- Transform boundaries (plates sliding past one another): produce strong, shallower strike-slip earthquakes (e.g., the San Andreas Fault).
- Divergent boundaries (plates pulling apart): produce shallow, generally smaller earthquakes along mid-ocean ridges and rift zones.
Mechanism: stress builds as plates move, faults lock, then suddenly slip (elastic rebound), releasing energy as seismic waves. Convergent/subduction zones typically generate the most powerful quakes.
- Convergent boundaries (plates colliding): especially at subduction zones. These produce the largest and deepest earthquakes (e.g., the 1960 Chile and 2011 Tōhoku quakes).
- Transform boundaries (plates sliding past one another): produce strong, shallower strike-slip earthquakes (e.g., the San Andreas Fault).
- Divergent boundaries (plates pulling apart): produce shallow, generally smaller earthquakes along mid-ocean ridges and rift zones.
Mechanism: stress builds as plates move, faults lock, then suddenly slip (elastic rebound), releasing energy as seismic waves. Convergent/subduction zones typically generate the most powerful quakes.
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