Earthquake Volcano Project
Part 1:
You and a partner will need to research information about earthquakes and volcanoes. For the earthquakes, four
major earthquakes have already been assigned as a requirement. You and your partner will choose the remaining
earthquakes- two per decade. All volcanoes have been assigned with the exception of the volcanoes in Iceland
and East African Rift Valley. You will need to select one volcano from each region that has erupted since 1900.
Create a data table of the information in Excel so that a graph can be easily constructed electronically.
Earthquakes beginning in 1960
(2 from each decade):
Decade
Earthquake #1
Earthquake #2
1960-1969
Chile (1960)
Alaska (1964)
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
Sumatra (2004)
2010-present
Japan (2011)
Volcanoes
Mauna Loa
Kilauea
Sierra Negra
Mt. St. Helens
Pinatubo
Pelee
Nevada del Ruiz
Puyehue-Cordon Caulle
Paricutin
Cerro Negro
Recent Volcanic Eruption in Iceland
Recent Volcanic Eruption in East African Rift Valley
Information to be Included in EQ Data
Table:
Information to be Included in Volcano
Data Table:
Magnitude
Depth of focus
Destruction
Deaths
Location (latitude and longitude of epicenter)
Misc. (tsunami, population density)
Type of Plate Boundary and plates involved
Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)
Destruction
Deaths
Number of eruptions since 1900
Type of volcano
Location (latitude and longitude)
Type of Plate Boundary and plates involved
Misc. (pyroclastic flows, lahars, population density)