home help: 3. Check out this hazard map showing probability for earthquakes. - Help.com

because it is located on what is called the ring of fire… California is located along a fault line in an area of subduction. One plate is moving under another plate creating the mountains that you see and also the volcanoes such as Mt. St. Hellens. This is a very active fault line… you can get pictures of the San Andreas fault all over the internet and how much it’s moved… florida however does not lie on such a fault line… at least one that is not as active and is not undergoing subduction… Florida is more prone to hurricanes because of the warm equatorial systems bringing moist air from africa… enjoy… you can look up more of this stuff on the internet… there are some good pics