Earthquake Webquest

1. Part A: Where plates meet.
Part B: In Western North America and Alaska.
2. It happens where the plates touch.
3. The place is called plate tectonics in the Atlantic Ocean.
4. 3 magnitude
Date-Time: Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 1:04:27 UTC
Location: 56.124°N, 135.609°W
Region: Southeastern Alaska
Distances: * 60 km (38 miles) WSW (258°) from Port Alexander, AK
* 108 km (67 miles) S (189°) from Sitka, AK
* 121 km (75 miles) W (278°) from Edna Bay, AK
* 991 km (616 miles) ESE (118°) from Anchorage, AK
5. 5 magnitude
Date-Time: Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 05:09:41 UTC
Location: 47.078°N, 155.499°E
Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles)
Region: East of the Kuril Islands
Distances: 405 km (250 miles) S of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
625 km (385 miles) ENE of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
1815 km (1130 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
7230 km (4490 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia
6. People can protect themselves from danger of earthquakes by: bolting their house to a good foundation, bolting bookshelves to a wall, strapping a water heater to a wall, have beams bolted tightly to each other, bolting a brick chimney securly, and having no heavy objects above a bed. Also, taking cover under a strong table or inside a bath.