Asia’s Most Quake-Prone Countries:
1. Indonesia: 50 Occurrences
2. Japan: 31 Occurrences
3. Pakistan: 19 Occurrences
4. Papua New Guinea: 19 Occurrences
5. Russia: 13 Occurrences
6. Solomon Islands: 11 Occurrences
7. The Philippines: 9 Occurences
8. Iran: 9 Occurences
9. China: 7 Occurences
10. New Zealand: 7 Occurences
Types of Faults
Most earthquakes occur along cracks on the Earth’s surface called faults. The movement of the rocks on either side of the fault is too slow for us to notice, but sometimes, pressure builds up and causes a sudden, large movement.
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