Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?
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Key context: <p>Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan – an island nation that sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates, the constantly-shifting slabs of the Earth’s crust. It also lies on the “Ring of Fire,” a 25,000-mile arc that stretches around the Pacific, where the …</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com/death-toll-rises-in-japan-why-does-the-country-experience-so-many-large-earthquakes/">Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com">Egypt Independent</a>.</p> This development from egyptindependent.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan – an island nation that sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates, the constantly-shifting slabs of the Earth’s crust. It also lies on the “Ring of Fire,” a 25,000-mile arc that stretches around the Pacific, where the … The post Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes? appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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