Despite the numerous fault lines in asia, earthquakes are not common in south and central asia. select the best answer from the choices provided. t f

The answer is false that earthquakes are not common in South and Central Asia.

False.

Explanation:

Earthquakes are usually caused within the rocks form the underground when the sudden release of energy takes place in the form of seismic waves. And the rubbing of two blocks of rocks against each other. On an estimate, about 500,000 earthquakes occur each year. In the south Asian zone plates between the Indo Eurasian plates creates various earth zone and most of them occur as the boundaries of the plates and hence central Asia does not have much of the major earthquakes as the there no such zones or boundaries of collision exists.

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