Why are earthquakes monitored worldwide instead of in earthquake-prone areas only?

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Jasiah Travis

Geography

10 February, 06:34

Why are earthquakes monitored worldwide instead of in earthquake-prone areas only?

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Snowflake · Answer 1

Earthquakes are monitored worldwide because we never know when they will occur, they can happen everywhere in the world even in the areas that are far away from the tectonic plates boundaries. That is why earthquakes are monitored worldwide instead of in earthquake-prone areas only.