Answer:
Over 80 per cent of large earthquakes occur around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, an area known as the 'Ring of Fire'; this where the Pacific plate is being subducted beneath the surrounding plates. The Ring of Fire is the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world.
Answer:
earthquakes are most likely to occur near the coast. (ocean)
Explanation:
So many large earthquakes occur near california and on islands etc.
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