A zone of shallow earthquakes along a normal fault is typical of:
1, divergent plate boundaries
2, convergent plate boundaries
3, transform plate boundaries
4, none of them
Answer: Option 1 is the correct answer. A zone of shallow earthquakes along a normal fault is a typical of divergent plate boundaries. Most of the earthquakes occur at or near plate boundaries. At divergent plate boundaries, tension is the most dominant stress. The concentration of potential stress and a great deal of strain in the form of rupture of the earth, takes place at locations where divergence of two plates take place. Normal faults and rift valleys are the significant earthquake-related structures that occurs at divergent plate boundaries. Earthquakes at divergent plate boundaries are usually relatively shallow, and can be very damaging.
A zone of shallow earthquakes along a normal fault is typical of: 1, divergent plate boundaries...
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