Why are earthquakes monitored worldwide instead of in earthquake-prone areas only?

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AstridBella · Answer

Why are earthquakes monitored worldwide instead of in earthquake-prone areas only? Earthquakes are monitored worldwide because we never know when they will occur, they can happen everywhere in the word even in the areas that are far away from the tectonic plates boundaries.

Bluewolf2004 · Answer

@astridbella wrote:

Why are earthquakes monitored worldwide instead of in earthquake-prone areas only? Earthquakes are monitored worldwide because we never know when they will occur, they can happen everywhere in the word even in the areas that are far away from the tectonic plates boundaries.

thank you!