abstract:An interplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs at the boundary between two tectonic plates. Earthquakes of this type account for more than 90 percent of the total seismic energy released around the world.
The strongandmoderateearthquakeseries in East Asiaandthe WestPacificregioncan be divided into two kinds, one is interplateearthquake series, the other is intraplateearthquake series.