Wednesday, January 21, 2009

earthquake webquest

1 earthquakes occur mostlynear alaska and indonesia, and close to the surface.
2 they are on fault lines.
3 it is called the ring of fire.
4 the closest earthquake to manitou springs war in the far north part of colorado. it had a 3.2 magnitude, location of 40.953°N, 106.930°W. It was 5 kilometers deep and 134 miles from denver.
people wouldnt have felt it. it is about 32x32x16 times more powerful than a magnitude 1 earthquake.
5 there was a recent earthquake at5.947°S, 148.516°E lattitude and longitude. it was a magnutude 6 earthquake 27 miles underground. it happened near papua new guinea. Earthquakes have been very common in that region.
6 to protect yourself in an earthquake it is important to nail down objects that might fall, and move away from any tall buildings.

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