text: why are earthquakes common in indonesia,but not in singapore? please give me an exact answer.thx because indonesia lies along the faults of the earth. it is between 2 big plates. when the plates move, you feel the earthquake.   singapore is so far away from the faults. so these movements will not affect the people there.  singapore is not the only country there that is not affected by the faults. countires like malaysia, thailand, cambodia and vietnam are also not affected by the faults.