SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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England
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France
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Brazil
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Japan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which country actually has the most earthquakes? Indonesia is in a very active seismic zone, also, but by virtue of its larger size than Japan, it has more total earthquakes.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. China. According to the data compiled by Statista, China is the most earthquake-prone country in the world. Between 1990 and 2022, China experienced 182 recorded earthquakes.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.