Question

How close is the earthquake epicenters to any volcano found in the map

Answer 1

Answer:

An earthquake is a sudden, rapid shaking of the Earth caused by the release of energy stored in rocks. This energy can be built up and stored for many years and then released in seconds or minutes. Many earthquakes are so small that they can not be felt by humans. Some, on the other hand, have caused great destruction and have killed hundreds of thousands of people. The pink lines and dots on the map of the world above indicate the regions of earthquake activity

Answer 2

On the map, the earthquake epicenters are found at the same place where volcanoes are located.

• This is because, when volcanoes erupt, it causes the movement of nearby plates that are present below the surface of the earth. Hence, earthquakes come at those places where volcanoes are found.
• Most of the volcanoes are situated at the edge of tectonic plates. More than half of the total world's volcanoes are found at the pacific ring of fire and most of the earthquakes come in Japan that is located along the pacific ring of fire. Hence, most of the earthquake epicenters are found in those areas where volcanoes exist.