Distribution of Earthquakes

Earthquakes occur daily across the world, however most of these are not strong enough to be felt. Most of these earthquakes are registered along the plate margins in a linear belt form. Earthquakes occur in the areas along the Pacific Ring of Fire from the East Indies and Japan to the Aleutian Islands along the plate margin to Mexico and Nicaragua. Also, earthquakes occur within the West Indies around the Caribbean Plate, particularly the northern areas from the Cayman Is. to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is. In the eastern hemisphere, earthquakes occur in the Mediterranean Sea to the east of Africa on to Turkey, Iran and Italy.