M- 4.8

Antofagasta Chile

October 12, 2012

5:26 pm

114.30 km (71.02 mi)

Oceanic to continental

Why- I believe this is located along this type of tectonic plate boundary because oceanic to continental convergence occurs from pressure of subduction

M-5.0

Eastern Mediterranean sea

Friday October 19, 2012

5:53 am

15.20 km (9.44 mi)

Divergent

Why- I believe that this is located here because it is at mid ocean ridges and occurs when two tectonic plates are moving away from each other resulting in rifts and rift valleys being formed.

Caldera

Mt. Damavand

Iran

Boundary- Hot spot

Cinder cone

Tshibinda

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Boundary- Divergent

M-4.9

Kepluan Mentawai Indonesia

October 14, 2012

8:02 am

27...50 km (17.09 mi)

Continental to continental

Why- I believe this is located on this type of tectonic plate boundary because this is where folding and faulting occurs. Ex this would not be somewhere that volcanoes occur because there is not subduction occurring.

Composite

St. Helens

Washington USA

Boundary- oceanic to continental

M- 5.5

North Island of New Zealand

October 17, 2012

4:56 pm

109.60 km (68.10 mi)

Transform

Why- Because these plates are sliding passed each other causing them to eventually build up enough pressure that one will have to break.

M-4.8

Luzon Philippines

October 12, 2012

18:53 UTC

130.20 km (80.90 mi)

Oceanic to Oceanic

Why- Because this is where subduction takes place. The result of this is oceanic to oceanic convergence as well as volcanic islands and trenches.

Shield

Ol Kowe

Kenya

Boundary- Divergent as well as hot spots

McKenzie Hamlin

Natural Disasters 830 A.M TH

Analysis on Google Earth Assignment.

Before I took this class I did not think much about earthquakes simply because I was not

educated on them nor very interested. This class has so far been a huge eye opener to me on how

earthquakes can affect mine and my family’s life directly. Before this class I always thought to myself

that an earthquake won’t happen to us, the geologists have been saying it’s going to happen for so long

and it hasn’t; so therefore I was making assumptions that it will not happen in my lifetime and if it does

things will just work out for me. I have now learned that these assumptions of mine were very incorrect.

I have now taken into consideration that I need to have a 72 hour kit and be prepared for when

something happens because it will I take these precautions very seriously now.

I have greatly enjoyed this Natural Disasters class so far for many reasons, one being that I have

never realized how much goes on for just one earthquake to occur. I have changed my views on how

many puzzle pieces are involved in each and everything that occurs on this planet.

My understandings of earthquakes have changed dramatically. I feel so much more aware and

knowledgeable of the natural disasters that could happen so close to home. I knew that Utah lies on the

Wasatch fault but until I took this class I was not aware of the extent of the danger that could potentially

happen and especially that my house sits right on the Wasatch fault line. This class has so far changed

my views and greatly increased my knowledge on the causes of earthquakes, the effects and why they

occur where they do.