EARTH SCIENCE
EARTHQUAKES
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Question
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Japan, Indonesia and Philippines are surrounded by seas.
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Japan, Indonesia and Philippines are located near the equator.
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Japan, Indonesia and Philippines are considered archipelagic countries.
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Japan, Indonesia and Philippines are found within the Pacific Ring of fire.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Japan and earthquakes go hand in hand due to the country’s position along the “Pacific Ring of Fire, ” where it lies across three tectonic plates, including the Pacific Plate under the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea Plate.
Detailed explanation-2: -The abundance of volcanoes and earthquakes along the Ring of Fire is caused by the amount of movement of tectonic plates in the area. Along much of the Ring of Fire, plates overlap at convergent boundaries called subduction zones. That is, the plate that is underneath is pushed down, or subducted, by the plate above.
Detailed explanation-3: -Located along the typhoon belt in the Pacific, the Philippines is visited by an average of 20 typhoons every year, five of which are destructive. Being situated in the “Pacific Ring of Fire” makes it vulnerable to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Japanese archipelago is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet, causing frequent earthquakes and the presence of many volcanoes and hot springs across Japan. If earthquakes occur below or close to the ocean, they may trigger tsunami.
Detailed explanation-5: -Earthquakes are most frequent where two or more plates meet. The reason Japan has so many earthquakes is that a number of these plates converge below the country’s surface. The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of January 1995 and the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 took a heavy toll of human lives and property.