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Interplate and Intraplate Events

By Earthquake Hazards Program 2021 (approx.)
A map of Asia with colored dots. The earthquakes (colored dots) in the middle of the continent are intraplate events. Those near the ocean boundary are at the boundary between two plates (interplate).
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The earthquakes (colored dots) in the middle of the continent are intraplate events. Those near the ocean boundary are at the boundary between two plates (interplate).

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