Crystal Rose
Natural disasters
Google Earth Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Earth Quakes
Magnitude- 6.3
Location- Northern Mid- Atlantic Ridge
Date-Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Time- 8:09am
Depth-10.00 km
Oceanic to oceanic
Magnitude- 4.9
Location- Baja California, Mexico
Date-Saturday, May 22, 2010
Time- 10:33am
Depth- 3:30 km
Continental to continental
Magnitude- 4.7
Location- Southern Alaska
Date-Monday May 24, 2010
Time- 4:01am
Depth-70.50km
Oceanic to oceanic
Magnitude- 4.2
Location- Near the North Coast of Chekltskiy Artonomnyy Okrug, Russia
Date- Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Time- 1:23pm
Depth-22.60km
Oceanic to continental
Magnitude- 4.6
Location- Kuril Islands
Date- Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Time- 2:02am
Depth-108.80km
Oceanic to continental
Volcanoes
Name and location- Crater of the moon, Idaho
Type-Cinder Cones
Type of PlateName and location- Yellowstone, Wyoming
Type-Calderas, cinder cones
Type of Plate-
Name and location- Batchelor, Oregon
Type-shield volcano
Type of Plate-
Name and location- Mauna Loa, Hawaii
Type-shield, caldera
Type of Plate-reverse fault
We know that deep within the Earth the plates move. There is no data to prove why the tectonic
plates move, but we know they are still moving today. This is where we get earth quakes from. The
Earth is the only one of its kind; it appears to be the only planet that is still volcanically and tectonically
active. This is how we are able to stay alive according to plate tectonics.
Most earthquakes and volcanic eruptions do not strike randomly but occur in specific
areas, such as along plate boundaries. Because many major population centers are located near
active fault zones, such as the San Andreas, millions of people have suffered personal and
economic losses as a result of destructive earthquakes (USGS). We as humans didn’t know much
about the forces of nature when we started to build upon them. Earthquakes and Volcanoes are
so powerful they can wipe out cities, and far worse cause deaths.
Over this short time spend I have learned more about earthquakes and volcanoes then I
ever new. I learned about the theory of plate tectonics. I have learned the different types of
volcanoes and about the most active one in Hawaii. I have learned the different types of lava
flow.