Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?

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Japan experiences frequent and damaging earthquakes due to its location at the boundary of four tectonic plates and along the Pacific 'Ring of Fire.' The country’s geology makes it highly susceptible to seismic activity, causing rising death tolls.

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.