1. Analyzing and
Predicting Earthquake
Data (GIS)
Samantha Weed

2. Significant Earthquakes

3. Big Earthquakes

4. 2010

5. Combined Data
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10
2
1 8
5 9
3 6
4

6. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
1- California: This group of earthquakes is located on the North American plate, as well as
the fault line experiencing plate movement coming from the North. This cluster of
earthquakes is located on the coast line of California, near the San Adreas Fault. It is also
extremely low populated of earthquakes that occurred in 2010. This area has several big and
significant earthquakes.

7. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
2-Alsaka: This cluster of earthquakes is located on the Pacific plate region, as well as on
a subduction zone. Plate movement is occur also. High population of both Big and
Significant earthquakes. 3-4 earthquakes occurred in 2010. Meaning earthquakes are
overdue to occur in this area.

8. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
3- Guatemala: The Plate boundary that the earthquakes are found upon is located
on the Cocos Plate. This boundary are covered in both big and significant
earthquakes, yet there are few earthquakes that took place in 2010.

9. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
4- Chile/Peru: These earthquakes are located in the South American Plate, which is
experimenting plate movement from both the east and the west. This western coast
line is covered in both significant and big earthquakes, yet 7-9 that took place in 2010.

10. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
5-Turkey: This massive clump of big and significant earthquakes in located in
the Eurasian plate and plate forces are coming from the west. This earthquakes
are sitting there, waiting to erupt, yet in 2010 it seems that only 1-5 earthquakes
occurred in this region.

11. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
6-Burma/China: There are significant amounts of big and significant
earthquakes in the Burma and China area, yet the number of earthquakes
that happened in 2010 (only one dot), allows me to believe that a great
number of quakes will be coming shortly.

12. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
7-Japan: These earthquakes are in the Eurasian Plate.This fault line is lined
with both big and significant earthquakes, as well as few earthquakes that
occurred in 2010. Based on the number of big and significant earthquakes, I
predict this area of Japan is awaiting an earthquake.

13. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
8-Philppines: These earthquakes are in the Eurasian Plate. This fault line is has
a clump of big and significant earthquakes, there are only few earthquakes
that happened in 2010. The Philippines are also a common earthquake area.

14. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
9-Afganistan:These earthquakes are in the Eurasian Plate. This area is
scattered with with big and significant earthquakes. There seems to be
around 5 dots in the area, meaning earthquakes have occurred in 201.
Yet since the area is quite large and populated with both big and
significant earthquakes, I predict that Afghanistan is over due for an
earthquake.

15. Top 10 “Overdue” Earthquake Locations
(No particular order)
10-Mongolia: These earthquakes are in the Eurasian Plate. This area has no
earthquakes that occurred in 2010, and big and significant that have
occurred in the past. Since no earthquakes have occurred in the present
time I believe Mongolia is overdue for large a earthquake.

16. Response
Question: Response:
What new tools or With the on going devolvement of satellite methods (from
NASA), seismologists are hoping to be able to predict
techniques are both time and location of future earthquake. An
seismologists using to example is the Interferometric-Synthetic Apertureof an
(InSAR) method. This is when two radar images
Radar
help them better predict tectonic area go through a process called data fusion
(combination of data), and any movement in the ground
earthquakes? are detected at the surface. This method with the
combined with satellite views allows seismologists to
determine were high strains are beginning to form.
Another new technique/tool that seismologists use is
infrared (IR) radiation, when attached to a satellite IR is
able to see hot spots. When seismologists examined
infrared data that had been collected by one of NASA’ s
satellites, it was dicovered a warning in the ground, just
before a powerful earthqauke hit Gujarat.

17. Response
Question: Response:
What have you learned about Seismologists look at where
earthquakes and earthquakes have
occurred in the past (big
earthquake prediction? and significant
earthquakes), as well as
how recent the area has
experienced an
earthquake and the
magnitude. Also they use
Infrared Radiation and
satellites to discover hot
spots.

18. Response
Question: Response:
What factors influence Seismologists use IR, satellites and
Interferometric-Synthetic Aperture
earthquake prediction? Radar to detect movement in the
ground, as well as hot spots. When
Seismologists use Infrared
Radiation from satellites they are
able discover warnings in the
ground. New technology
influences how seismologists are
able to predict earthquakes, based
upon new techniques that surface.

19. Response
Question: Response:
Where on Earth do most of • Most earthquakes occur in
the really big earthquakes the circum-Pacific seismic
belt, which is found along
strike? the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
This is were 81 % of the
worlds largest earthquakes
occur. This belt extends
from Chile, and stretches
northward along South
American coast. This belt
70,000 deaths in Peru the
1970’s.

20. Citations
"Where Do Earthquakes Occur." USGS. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.
<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/faq/?categoryID=11&faqID=95>.
"Anticpating Earthquakes." NASA. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.
<http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-
nasa/2003/11aug_earthquakes/>.