Where do most earthquakes occur near midocean ridges?

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Mid-ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries where tectonic plates move away from each other. As the plates separate, magma rises from the mantle to form new oceanic crust. Earthquakes occur along the axis of the ridge and on transform faults that connect ridge segments because of the movement and interaction of the plates. The other options (A, C, and D) are not specific to mid-ocean ridges and do not explain the location of earthquakes in this context.

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