Question

The area associated with the greatest frequency of earthquakes is ____________________.

• A. Eastern coastal areas of Asia
• B. Northern coastal areas of Europe
• C. West coast of North and South America
• D. Western coastal areas of Africa

Answer 1

The correct option is A Eastern coastal areas of Asia

The world's greatest earthquake belt, the circum-Pacific seismic belt, is found along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, where about 81 percent of our planet's largest earthquakes occur. Earthquakes in these subduction zones are caused by slip between plates and rupture within plates.The location of circum Pacific belt is east of asia .

The correct answer is A.