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Why do earthquakes not always occur along faults?

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There are small faults almost everywhere. It is not possible to map all of the faults within the Earth because many of them do not reach the surface, but geologists and geophysicists have made global maps of the areas where earthquakes are most likely to occur. read more

Earthquakes usually occur where two plates are running into each other or sliding past each other. Earthquakes can also occur far from the edges of plates, along faults. Faults are cracks in the earth where sections of a plate (or two plates) are moving in different directions. read more

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