How Are Earthquakes Related to Plate Tectonics?
ES1001  Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries

  !   Click the buttons below to overlay plate boundaries and earthquake locations on the world map. Examine how the two patterns are related.

Jennifer Loomis, TERC

2. Describe how the pattern of earthquake locations compares to the location of plate boundaries. 



	

 	

		
			
	

	
	

		 
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