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Fault lines are the areas where two or more tectonic plates join,
and it’s in these areas most earthquakes occur. Well-studied fault lines
include the San Andreas Fault that runs down the West Coast of North
America and lines between Australia and Papua New Guinea, as well as
in New Zealand, Tonga, Japan, and Taiwan. Earthquakes can also rarely
occur in the middle of tectonic plates. Scientists aren’t yet able to predict
earthquakes, but people living near fault lines can help protect
themselves by living in earthquake-protected housing and practicing
earthquake drills.