-most famous earthquakes
-any type of information you can provide..
2006-08-08 09:03:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=most+famous+earthquakes
2006-08-08 09:06:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the "where" and "when" links at MTU first. Then hit the biggies at the "famous quake" sites below. Finally, go the the US Geological Survey page and see if there are some recent quakes near where you live, or somewhere near some place recognizable. The statistics there will tell how deep the quake was, as well as specifically when and where. You might want to report how many were listed in the last day or week, or perhaps in how many places. Hardly an hour goes by without a couple of quakes going on somewhere, but most are (fortunately) either too minor to notice or far, far away from where many people live. Good luck.
2006-08-08 16:15:18 · answer #2 · answered by Rabbit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For extra credit, look up anything on the Mexico city earthquake in 1985, The city was miles away from the epicentre of the quake, but it was built on a material that resonated the strength and made one of the most catastrophic of all time
2006-08-08 16:08:19 · answer #3 · answered by Chris F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most famous earthquake is either the San Francisco one of 1980 something and the Sumatra one from like 2 years ago! but next time.....Attempt to do your work AND DON'T BE LAZY!
2006-08-08 16:07:06 · answer #4 · answered by kbcolorado20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The link below is to the USGS (U.S. Geologic Survey) website. It tracks the most recent earthquakes, worldwide, where they happened, and how big they were.
The map is interactive, so you can click on a region and zoom in. It should give you some good information on recent earthquakes!
2006-08-08 16:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Livescience has lots of information on earthquakes
2006-08-08 16:09:03 · answer #6 · answered by nastaany1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May I suggest a trip to your local public library? Your friendly librarian will show you all the books and electronic resources you need to complete your project.
2006-08-08 16:07:38 · answer #7 · answered by SewSmart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check www.emsc-csem.org. You'll find a 3.2M 10 miles from my house today on it. (south of Crete)
Plus lots of information about major quakes.
2006-08-08 16:08:37 · answer #8 · answered by Greek Oracle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend www.howstuffworks.com or www.usgs.gov (US Geological Survey Site) for some current information
2006-08-08 16:08:51 · answer #9 · answered by Elliot K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Visit my photo album site that explains about earthquake and Tsunami.
http://asia.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/quakealert_no1/album?.dir=4d15re2&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//asia.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos
2006-08-09 11:52:36 · answer #10 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋