Submarine mass movements have been found along hot-spot volcanoes and active plate boundaries.These massive slumps have been attributed to ____________.

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Submarine mass movements have been found along hot-spot volcanoes and active plate boundaries, which are areas prone to earthquakes. Earthquakes can trigger these movements by rapidly unsettling the sediments and rock layers on the seafloor, causing them to slump or collapse.

Submarine Mass Movements Have Been Found Along Hot-Spot Volcanoes and Active