Multiple choice

Earthquakes along the Himalayas and its foothills are best explained in terms of

  1. divergence of plates

  2. young age of the Himalayas

  3. fragile and largely unconsolidated rocks

  4. plate tectonics
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Explanation

Frequent earthquakes along the Himalayas and its foothills are caused by the ongoing tectonic collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which falls under the framework of plate tectonics.

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