Oaxaca, Mexico
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Magnitude 7.4
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Date: March 20,2012
Time:12:02 pm
Depth:20.00 km
Determine the basic type of tectonic plate boundary: Oceanic-Continental
Leyte, Philippines
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Magnitude: 5.7
Location: Leyte, Philippines
Date: March 16, 2012
Time: 3:58 P.M.
Depth: 35.40 km
Plate type: Oceanic-Continental
Antofagasta, Chile
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Magnitude:4.9
Location: Antofagasta, Chile
Date: March 19th, 2012
Time: 6:52 PM
Depth:72.80 km
Plate Type: Oceanic-Continental
Near the Coast of Nicaragua
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Magnitude:4.6
Location: Nicaragua
Date: March 15th, 2012
Time: 10:21 a.m.
Depth:69.40 km
Plate Type: Oceanic-Continental
Offshore Valparaiso, Chile
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Magnitude:4.8
Location: Valparaiso, Chile
Date: March 15, 2012
Time: 8:31 p.m.
Depth: 21.20 km
Plate Type: Oceanic-Continental
Volcanoes
Orange Status Volcanoes
Cleveland Volcano
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Type: Composite
Tectonic Plate Boundary: Convergent
Status: Evidence of ash emission or elevated temperature within the past day.
Kilauea Volcano
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Type: Shield
Tectonic Plate Boundary: Divergent
Status: activity was slightly elevated. Minimal lava flows yesterday while the lava lake
stopped receding towards the northeast edge of cone. There are no active lava flows
currently.
Mount Fuji
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Type: Composite
Tectonic Plate Boundary: Convergent
Queen Mary Peak
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Type: Shield
Tectonic plate boundary: Divergent
Paricutin Volcano
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Type: Cinder Cone
Tectonic Plate Boundary: Convergent
Iceland Hot Spot
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Type: Hot Spot
Tectonic Plate Boundary: Convergent
Assignment Reflection
1. The correlation between plate tectonics and volcano formation isn’t very surprising when you
look at the history of the plate boundary and the formation of volcanoes along those
boundaries. Earthquake activity and volcano formation define the boundaries of the tectonic
plates based on their location of where they form. Over a period of time the plates are
destroyed and the formation of a new plate occurs when new material is brought out of the
core. This is also helpful when showing the movement of new volcanoes and earthquakes.
2. The spatial relationship between Earthquakes and Volcanoes is very similar in that both show
the boundaries of the plates that formed the volcano and caused the earthquake. This can be
seen by looking at the ring of fire and the earthquake activity there.
3. The spatial distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes is also very similar in that the volcano
forms along the plate boundaries and that’s also where the earthquakes tend to happen. The
distribution of all these hazards can occur in the oceanic plates as well as with the continental
plates.
4. The thing that I didn’t know about volcanoes before this course was how many different
types of volcanoes exist. The differences between them are what I found the most interesting.
The fact that one can be very explosive, like a shield volcano for example, and one shoot
mainly ash, like the cinder cone, is amazing and very fascinating.