Only 5 percent of all earthquakes occur within ____.

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The interiors of plates and mid-oceanic ridges are areas where the majority of earthquakes do not occur. Only about 5 percent of all earthquakes occur in these regions, whereas the remaining 95 percent occur along plate boundaries, such as the Mediterranean-Asiatic Belt and Circum-Mediterranean Belt or along the passive margins of continents and mid-oceanic ridges. Shields of continents are not typically associated with significant seismic activity.

Only 5 Percent of All Earthquakes Occur Within ____