What are some supplies you
should have to be prepared for an
Earthquake?
To be prepared for next big earthquake
make sure you have the following:
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First Aid Kit
Enough water for 1gal/per person
per day for two weeks.
Non-perishable foods
Canned Foods
Over the counter drugs
Prescription medications
What is the cause of earthquakes?
Earthquakes occur all over the globe, and
could affect you no matter where you are.
Earthquakes are a result of Plate tectonics.
Plate tectonics is the movement in the earth’s
lithosphere within the crust and the upper
mantle. The movement of the rock in crust and
upper mantle are the cause of earthquakes.
There are many different plate boundaries
within the earth crust that all move in different
directions.
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How can you prepare your family?
You should always be prepared for the
worst. Make sure you and your family has
an escape plan just in case of an emergency
situation. Make sure to educate family on
safe places to be when an earthquake hits.
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Convergent Plate- where two parts of
the lithosphere move together and
collide.
Divergent Plate- when two plate
boundaries are moving away from each
other.
Transform Plate- Where two plates are
moving side by side in opposite
direction.
All of these different plate movements are what
are creating what we know as earthquakes.
Earthquake!!
Are you prepared?
Link
Loma Prieta Earthquake (San Francisco)
Magnitude 7.1
Group 2
Paul Pereira
Casey O’neil
Arty Koburyan
Jazmin Maldonado
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When was the last “BIG”
earthquake in Southern
California?
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Websites to contact for more
information:
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http://www.redcross.org/prepare/di
saster/earthquake
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http://www.calema.ca.gov/planning
andpreparedness/pages/earthquake
-preparedness.aspx
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http://www.ready.gov/prepared201
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Several large earthquakes occurred
in the 1990’s but the most famous of these
is most likely the Northridge earthquake.
Taking place on January 17th 1994, this
earthquake peaked at a 6.7 magnitude. As a
result there were 63 deaths associated with
the quake, and over $15 billion dollars in
damages. Freeways were destroyed as well
as homes and businesses. The Northridge
earthquake was a stunning event that put in
perspective the unexpected nature of this
phenomenon and its deadly consequences.
Sources
http://seismo.berkeley.edu/outreach/be_pr
epared.html
http://usinsuranceagents.com/earthquakepreparedness/
http://whybecausescience.com/2013/05/22
/plate-tectonics-the-ends-and-beginningsof-the-earth-part-1/
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/why.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqsc
ience.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqsc
ience.php
http://www.usgs.gov/faq/categories/9827/
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http://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit
Are there anyways to prevent
earthquakes from occurring?
There are currently no ways in
preventing earthquakes from happening.
However, the USGS has the earthquake
early warning system, which could give a
few seconds to minutes of warning allowing
people to prepare and protect themselves.
We might not be able to prevent when
earthquakes will occur but you can always
be prepared for the unexpected.