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Earthquakes In South East Asia

Country in Southeast Asia (SEA) Prone to Earthquake List of Countries in SEA: - Brunei Darussalam - Cambodia  - East Timor - Indonesia  - Laos - Malaysia  - Myanmar (Burma)  - Philippines  - Singapore  - Thailand  - Vietnam Provided the list of country located in Southeast Asia, where some of the country listed are prone to earthquakes.     In our Earth between the crust and mantle layer consist of plates, known as tectonic plates. These tectonic plates are not in a whole piece but are like puzzle pieces fits together in place. The image below shows the plate boundary around the world and the highlighted location is where Southeast Asia is located.      Between these fault plate boundaries are  rough edges where they constantly moves, when these plates slide against one another, they will sometimes get caught together due to friction. An earthquake is a rapid and strong ground shaking caused by the release of energy in the Earth's crust. Once they are freed, the energy stored will