Earthquakes

Task

Earthquake Time Machine 

1. Look up today’s date. What happened on this day in Earthquake History? 



2. Look up your birthday. Summarize what happened in Earthquake History on your birthday (even if it wasn’t the same year).

Watch this video: 

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/earthquake-simulation-test-video-inside-16159490

Fill in the questions in your wo

Earthquakes most likely occur in an area called, _______________ 

________% of all earthquakes strike here. 

One example of a catastrophic earthquake is _____________in 19___. 

Earthquakes happen every __________ in California. 

What did they do in the simulation? 

Where did the simulation take place? 

What did they need to test after the simulation? 

Why is it important to run simulations like this one? 

What is the big one?