Final answer:
Earthquakes at convergent margins are not typically shallower than at divergent margins; convergent boundaries can experience a range of earthquake depths including very deep events, while divergent margins typically have shallow earthquakes.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that earthquakes at convergent margins are typically shallower than those at divergent margins is false. Earthquakes at divergent plate boundaries tend to be shallow because these are areas where tectonic plates are moving away from each other, leading to tension and fracturing of the crust. In contrast, convergent plate boundaries can experience a range of earthquake depths from shallow to deep, especially in subduction zones where one plate dives beneath the other into the mantle. Deep earthquakes occur along the descending slab as it deforms and breaks, these can be hundreds of kilometers below the surface, which makes earthquakes at convergent margins generally deeper on average than those at divergent boundaries.