EARTHQUAKE!

Moles? Earthquake of October 15, 1979, El Centro, California. Magnitude 6.9

Did the science experiment go wrong? Earthquake of March 28, 1964, Prince William Sound, Alaska. Magnitude 8.5

Now that really is a block of flats! Earthquake of June 16, 1964, Niigata, Japan. Magnitude 7.4

New roller-coaster at Ocean Park? Earthquake of April 29, 1965, Seattle, Washington. Magnitude 6.5

What happens when too many people move to one side of the house? Earthquake of July 29, 1967, Caracas, Venezuela. Magnitude 6.6

What is the connection? Same street before / after Earthquake of May 31, 1970, Huaraz, Peru. Magnitude 7.8

Fly-over or fall-over? Earthquake of January 17, 1995, Kobe, Japan. Magnitude 7.3

TSUNAMI!

How many? There are around 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year. 100,000 of those can be felt. 100 of them cause damage.

Location Date UTC Magnitude 1.Chile Chile 2.Alaska Alaska 3.Sumatra Sumatra 4.Kamchatka Kamchatka 5.Ecuador Ecuador 6.Alaska Alaska 7.Sumatra Sumatra 8.Assam – Tibet Assam – Tibet 9.Alaska Alaska 10.Indonesia Indonesia 10 Largest recorded.

Where? The majority of the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur along plate boundaries. The most active plate boundaries are around the massive Pacific Plate commonly referred to as the Pacific Ring of Fire.

How deadly? China, Shansi 830, Sumatra 283, China, Tangshan 255, Syria, Aleppo 230,000 ? China, near Xining 200, Iran, Damghan 200,000 ? China, Gansu 200, Iran, Ardabil 150,000 ? Japan, Tokyo 143, Turkmenistan 110,

The Earth’s Plates