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What is an
Earthquake Belt?
An Earthquake Belt is a narrow
zone on the Earth’s surface
around which majority of
earthquakes take place (Jha,
2018).
The edges where these
plates move against one
another are the location of
interplate earthquakes that
produce the seismic belts.
Island arcs, mountain chains,
volcanism, deep ocean
troughs, and oceanic ridges
are often features of seismic
belts.
This mountain is Spine Mountain Range, one of the
features of seismic belts.
One of the features is Volcanism. This is Mauna Loa, biggest
volcano in the world and spewed lava 33 times in the past
170 years. (Live Science, 2013)
 Around the world there are
3 MAIN BASIC SEISMIC BELTS
 Circum-Pacific
Seismic Belt
• World’s Greatest
Earthquake Belt – 80% of
the world’s largest
earthquakes (magnitude 8
and more) occur there.
• Formed along the rim of
the Pacific Ocean
• It represents the
Convergent Plate
Boundaries. (Jha, 2018)
 Alpine-Himalayan
Seismic Belt
• Also known as the Mid-
Continental Belt
• Accounts for about 17% of
world’s largest
earthquakes
• Represents the divergent
plate boundaries (Jha,
2018)
 Mid-Atlantic
Seismic Belt
• This belt follows submerged
global ridges.
• Accountable for only 3% of
large earthquakes.
• Roughly 5 million
earthquakes happen annually
there but are too small to be
felt
• Represents subduction zone
of continental plates. (Jha,
2018)
Is studying Seismic
Belts important?

YES!
 Why is studying Seismic
Belts important?
It is important because these are
areas prone to earthquakes. Being
aware of this helps us be prepared
for cases of emergency. These
places are exposed to plenty of
risks such as landslides.
Thank You for
Listening!
 SOURCES
(Jha, 2018) Retrieved from https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-
meaning-of-earthquake-belt

(Live Science, 2013) Retrieved from

https://www.livescience.com/39681-worlds-biggest-
volcanoes.html