D. Analyze the seismicity map. Answer the questions below 10 WAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES IN THE WORLD Figure 3 Map of Epicenter Figure 4 Map of Mountain ranges
1 Where most of the epicenter of an earthquake occur?
2. Are earthquake epicenter related to the distribution of mountain ranges and volcanoes? How?
1 Where most of the epicenter of an earthquake occur?
2. Are earthquake epicenter related to the distribution of mountain ranges and volcanoes? How?
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1) 10 to 15 kilometers (6 to 9 miles) of the crust.
2) Yes, Most mountain ranges are built along plate boundaries where the plates are crashing together. This collision of tectonic plates can result in a crumpling of the crust (as you find in the Himalayas) or a buckling of the crust over a zone of subduction (subduction being where one tectonic plate is pushed over another).