Amanda and len

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Earth Quake Predictions

• Amanda and len

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What we have learned

• Earthquake prediction is hard, and the process to
  determine when an earthquake occurs is constantly
  changing.
• There are many tools used to try to predict
  things about earthquakes.
• The majority of earthquakes occur along fault
  lines, specifically convergent boundaries.

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Factors for Prediction

• Some factors that are used to predict earthquakes
  include
• Plate movement
• Location in relation to fault lines
• Patterns of occurrence of nearby earthquakes

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Our Original Top Ten List

• Kathmandu, Nepal
• Manila, Philippines
• Seattle Washington
• Delhi, India
• Quito, Ecuador
• San Francisco, United States
• Athens, Greece
• Detroit, United States
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Our Revised Top Ten List

• Manila, Philippines
• Seattle, Washington, USA
• Kanpur, India
• Shanghai, China
• Burgas, Bulgaria
• Vamno, Russia
• Liaoning, China
• Niguero, Cuba
• Viti Levu, Fiji
• Mexico City, Mexico

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The Most Likely Location for the Next Big
Earthquake

• Manila, Philippines

Why? Because of the strong buffering area around
it. Also we believe that the power earthquakes
are moving west across the world. They first hit
San Francisco, then moved to center of the
pacific ocean, and then we believe it will hit
Manila, Philippians.
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What have you learned about earthquakes and
earthquake prediction?

• We have learned that it is very hard to predict
  when an earthquake will happen, and that many
  tools and resources, such as satellites, are used
  to help in this process. It is hard to determine
  when and where an earthquake will occur, but we
  have learned that research is helping to better
  our knowledge on this subject.

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What factors influence earthquake prediction?

• Factors that influence earthquake prediction
  include movement at plate boundaries,
  specifically convergent boundaries. This can
  predict if an earthquake will occur soon. Another
  factor is how far away from a plate boundary a
  city sits. This can predict if the city could
  have a high or low magnitude earthquake.

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Where on Earth do most of the really big
earthquakes strike?

• Most of the really big earthquakes occur on
  convergent plate boundaries because a large
  amount of plate movement occurs there. This is
  why many earthquakes occur in California. It is
  due to the San Andreas fault.