Thursday, January 22, 2009

Earthquakes

#1. Earthquakes tend to happen all around the world but mostly in the Pacific.

#2. I think that Earthquakes mostly happen in the Pacific because the Earthquakes have faults by shifting over each other or crash into each other.

#3. The area is called jerk.

#4. The closes ed Earthquake to Manitou Springs is in Colorado. It's magnitude was 3.2 and people felt it in Grand Encampment, WY, Riverside, WY, Dixon, WY, Fort Collins, CO, and in Denver, CO. The magnitude of this Earthquake is 3.2.

#5. The magnitude was 5.1. The depth was 9.9 miles into the Earth. Earthquakes are common in this area. The places that felt it were in TOKYO, Japan, Mito, Honshu, Japan, Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan, and Iwaki, Honshu, Japan. The Location Uncertainty was horizontal 5.8 milesand the depth was 25.3 miles.

#6. People cane protect themselves by having Sturdy shoes Sturdy shoes, Heavy gloves for clearing debris, Candles and matches, Light sticks, Change of clothing, Knife or razor blades, Garden hose for siphoning and fire fighting, Tent, Toys for children, and Communication kit: paper, pens, stamps. There is one more thing and it is a First aid kit, freshly stocked and a First aid book.

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