Volcanoes and earthquakes both result from the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates and Florida is securely distant from any of these.
Sources suggest that the closest is the transform boundary between the North American and Caribbean plates, almost 800 miles to the south.
In Florida, hurricanes reliably strike every year and cause billions and billions of dollars of damage. It's one of state that has the highest average precipitation.
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