Earthquake webquest-day 1

1)Where do most of the earthquakes tend to happen?
There are a lot of earthquakes happen in South America, Arabian, and North America.

2) Why do you think that is?
I think that earthquakes happen there a lot because of the plates keep moving fast so they bump in 2 one another.

3) What is this area called?
ring of fire.

4) Where is the earthquake closest to Manitou Springs?
by fort Collins,co and Denver,co

4a) What are the details of this earthquake?
it wasn't that big and i don't think any thing got messed up.

4b) Would people be able to feel this earthquake?
yes i think so or may be it was to small.

4c) About how much more ground shaking would occur for this magnitude earthquake compared to a magnitude 1 earthquake?
i don't think much would change.

5) it happen on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 17:08:44,location 22.733°S, 170.981°E. depth is 35 km (21.7 miles), distances

• 347 km (215 miles) ESE (114°) from Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
• 398 km (247 miles) SSE (154°) from Isangel, Vanuatu
• 468 km (291 miles) E (97°) from NOUMEA, New Caledonia
• 1613 km (1002 miles) NNW (346°) from Auckland, New Zealand it happen in an ocean by Astraila southeast of the loyalty islands

6) well there isn't much we can do 2 prevent earthquake but when one happens we should stay inside away from doors and windows.