Japan in March 2011.
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Earthquakes happen near a fault line. Fault lines are places in the earth where the tectonic plates are cracked.
Tectonic plates are certain areas in the crust of the earth. The place at which these plates meet are actual cracks. These plates move and cause earthquakes.
The earthquake of March 11, 2011 most seriously affected Japan, but the tsunami waves traveled everywhere in the Pacific Ocean. Most affected were the United States (Alaska, Hawaii and California), Canada, and Mexico, but there were smaller tsunami waves along the coast of South America as well.
Earthquakes happen everyday everywhere so yes thialand often has earth quakes.
Yes, Romania is subjected to earthquakes.
55 earthquakes happen in the world. small ones though.
We can't predict when an earthquake will happen, however: Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates 'slip'.
the techtonic plates moving, earthquakes mainly happen on the crakes in the techtonic plates like new zealand has quite a few because they are on a crack.