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In which type of location is earthquake risk the greatest?

In which type of location is earthquake risk the greatest?-example-1
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the circum Pacific seismic belt the world's largest earthquake belt runs along the Pacific Ocean's rim where 81 percent of the world's strongest earthquakes occur. Slip between plates and rupture within plates produce earthquakes in these subduction zones.
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The world's greatest earthquake belt, the circum-Pacific seismic belt, is found along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, where about 81 percent of our planet's largest earthquakes occur. Earthquakes in these subduction zones are caused by slip between plates and ruptures within plates.

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