Globally, where do most earthquakes occur?

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To answer where most earthquakes occur globally, we need to consider the underlying cause of earthquakes: the movement and interaction of tectonic plates.
Option 1: 'Along plate boundaries' correctly points to the primary source of seismic activity. Most earthquakes happen where plates grind, subduct, or slide past one another, producing large stress and frequent rupture.
Option 2: 'Next to volcanoes' acknowledges that volcanic regions can have earthquakes, but this is not the principal location of the majority of earthquakes. Volcanic quakes are more localized and less frequent on a global scale than plate-boundary events.
Option 3: 'Beneath cities' is misleading because while many cities sit near plate boundaries and thus experience earthquakes, the location of earthquakes is determined by plate dynamics rather than city placement. Some cities are near boundaries, but earthquakes also occur in less populated boundary regions, so this is not the overarching pattern.
Option 4: 'In plate interiors' would imply most earthquakes occur away from plate edges in the steadier interior of plates. In reality, intraplate earthquakes do occur but are comparatively rare and far less frequent than boundary earthquakes, making this option incorrect.

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Globally, where do most earthquakes occur?

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Globally, where do most earthquakes occur?

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