A student states that earthquakes cannot occur at the center of a tectonic plate's surface-earthquakes occur only at tectonic plate boundaries. What is wrong with this statement

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Dangelo Atkinson

Biology

17 June, 09:00

A student states that earthquakes cannot occur at the center of a tectonic plate's surface-earthquakes occur only at tectonic plate boundaries. What is wrong with this statement

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Jazmin Daugherty · Answer 1

The statement that says earthquakes only happen at plate boundaries.

Explanation:

About 98% of earthquakes do, but in rare events, they can happen far away from the plate boundaries.

Skyler Franklin · Answer 2

a earthquake happens when the plate rub together therefor causing the loud and very very hard vibrations trust me i live in Los Angeles they are no fun at all