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    Why Do Deep-Focus Earthquakes Occur Along Convergent Plate Boundaries? Why
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Why Do Deep-Focus Earthquakes Occur Along Convergent Plate Boundaries? Why

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Why do deep-focus earthquakes occur along convergent plate boundaries? Why are they absent along divergent or transform boundaries?

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