mrstaker9342 mrstaker9342
  • 15-10-2018
  • Geography
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Why do earthquakes and volcanoes frequently occur in the same areas

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masonwaldrep61
masonwaldrep61 masonwaldrep61
  • 15-10-2018

At diverging plate boundaries, earthquakes occur as the plates pull away from each other. Volcanoes also form as magma rises upward from the underlying mantle along the gap between the two plates. We almost never see these volcanoes, because most of them are located on the sea floor.

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andypandy132215 andypandy132215
  • 09-05-2022

Answer:

They are both caused by plate movements.

Explanation:

Because the are both caused by the tectonic plates. When the tectonic plates move they can cause a volcano or an earthquake.

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