State the type of plate boundary most likely to be associated with large earthquakes and explain why there is a difference between earthquake activity and the type of tectonic plate boundary in an area.

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Maritza Perkins

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8 September, 09:03

State the type of plate boundary most likely to be associated with large earthquakes and explain why there is a difference between earthquake activity and the type of tectonic plate boundary in an area.

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Darryl Erickson · Answer 1

Plates move away from one another at divergent plates boundaries. This happens at ocean ridges. They move toward Each other at convergent plate boundaries. This is called subduction.