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EARTHQUAKE LAB
Name ________________________
Section___________
1. Using the web as a resource, find the locations of the most recent Earthquakes of a 2.5 or higher
magnitude, from January 2010 until the present. List the locations below and the plate boundary that
each Earthquake was located on. ( Note: you should have at least 5 different locations)
Location ( city and country)
Date of Earthquake
Plate Boundaries
2.Using the web as a resource, find the longitude and latitude figures for the epicenter of each of the
earthquakes that you listed above.
Name of Location
Latitude
Longitude
USE GOOGLE EARTH AND ANY OTHER CLASS OR WEB RESOURCES TO COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
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3. Locate each of the Earthquake epicenters by typing in the city and country in the “Fly to” search line
of Google Earth. Note: the longitude and latitude coordinates are at the bottom of the screen to help you
navigate ( using the directional and zoom tools on the right side of the image) to the exact epicenter
location. Complete the Observation chart below for each location.
Location Name
Imagery Date
Observations of location
(Incl: damage assessment, population, fault line)
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4. Using GOOGLE Earth, the web, your plate boundary and earth’s ocean floor charts, as well as your
textbook charts, locate the midocean ridges and/or trenches closest to each of the epicenter locations and
complete the chart below. Note: you can find the name of the trench or ridge and type it into the “Fly
to” selection menu. Explore under the water using the Ocean selection menu Use the Google Earth User
Guide to help you if needed:
http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v5/#water
Name of Location
Name of Trench or Ridge
Observations (incl. subduction,
spreading, topography, etc.)