Aside from the danger they pose, such earthquakes disrupt the slow, long-term changes occurring at subduction zones. The cycle of sudden earthquakes and slow plate movement makes it difficult for ...
Taiwan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location on the edges of two tectonic plates near the Pacific Ring of Fire, which USGS says is the most seismically active zone in the world.
A USGS “shake map” for the event showed the temblor ... The earthquake occurred along the Central Virginia Seismic Zone, the same fault line that produced one of the strongest quakes to ...