Earthquake Webquest- Day 1

Most Earthquakes tend to happen around Japan, faults, and the different plates around the world. I think that Earthquakes occur more along the coastlines, faults, and the plates around the world because of the friction. Since the faults have so much friction, they resist the forces trying to move the pieces apart. When the forces build, the faults remain locked and the blocks get deformed due to the increasing of stress. Soon the stresses get so high that the faults eventually break apart. I also think that Earthquakes occur near coastlines of Japan because Japan is located on a fault. This area is called The Ring of Fire. The Earthquakes that occured the closest to Manitou Springs were the ones in Little skull Mountain and Double Spring Flat, Nevada. The one in Little Skull Mountain was a 5.5 magnitude which would be able to be felt. The one in Double Spring Flat which was a 6.0 magnitude, would also be felt. A 5.5 or 6.0 magnitude is soooo much more massive than a 1.0 magnitude because in a 1.0 magnitude you can't even feel trembling, whereas a 5.5 or a 6.0 could knock down buildings.One of the most recent Earthquakes around the world was on January 15, 2009 at 3:49 AM at an Epicenter East of the Kuril Islands. This Earthquake was caused by a result of normal faulting near the Pacific plate. In this area, massive Earthquakes are common.
In order to be safe during an Earthquake you must try and make your way inside. Try to stay away from electrical appliances, falling objects, and glass. If you don't make it inside than stay in open fields outside. Stay away from buildings power lines, bridges and glass. When you are in car, stop immediatly and stay away from power lines, bridges, glass, etc.