Countries Most Prone To Earthquakes

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4 April 2024

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan on April 4 which left nine dead and over a thousand people injured

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Officials said the quake was the strongest to shake the island in decades, and warned of more tremors in the days ahead

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Amid this, here is a look at  the countries which are most prone to earthquakes

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Japan records the most earthquakes anywhere in the world due to its high seismic activity and dense seismic detection network

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Nepal is situated in one of the world's seismically active regions. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in 2015 claimed around 9,000 lives

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Turkey has a history of severe seismic activity.  In 2023, a 7.8 magnitude quake struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 50,000 people

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Philipines is next in the list with around 24 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more rattling the country since 2024

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Pakistan, which is situated atop the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. In 2013, an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 killed over 300 people

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China, Iran, Indonesia and Chile also experience significant seismic activity

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