EarthQuakes webquest

1.Where do most of the earthquakes tend to happen? It is mainly on the pacific plate boundary. Generally most of the earthquakes are found on the edge on the plate boundary and generally on the pacific plate.

2. Why do you think that is? The reason I believe this is because most of them take with in the pacific area on the land but also in the water.

3. What is this area called? The Ring of Fire
   

4. Where is the earthquake closest to Manitou Springs? What are the details of this earthquake? Would people be able to feel this earthquake? About how much more ground shaking would occur for this magnitude earthquake compared to a magnitude 1 earthquake? By Fort Collins The details are the earthquake was 101 miles from For Collins and it is really a tiny one. No one felt it and it was a 3.2 earth quake. It would have to be a 4 or more because no one could fell it.
   

5. Tell me all about it. Are earthquakes common in this area? In the rocky mountains it is common to have earthquakes but we usually don't feel it.

6. How can people protect themselves from the dangers of earthquakes? People can protect themselves by making shelter that will protect people from harm.