what r the main topic i should include in my research on - EARTHQUAKE?

Question

the research paper must be 2-3 pages ( look at my previous questions) so what should i talk about ? (rather than Tectonic Plate) !


ps- im in garde 7

Answer 1

Causes
Results
Measuring Earthquakes
Efforts to predict earthquakes
Famous / notable earthquakes in history

Answer 2

location and general causes -plate coundries, rocks getting stuck and breaking

subduction zones transform faults and spreading centers - possibly differentiate between oceaninc- oceanic, oceanic continental, and continental-continental

Rictor scale and modified merchali

p waves s waves and surface waves and how they are used with the seizmograph to find the focus and the epicenter
basically p waves are the fastest so they reach the seismograph first then s and last surface they use the difference between the p and s waves at three locations rt=d fine the distance between the epicenter and the seismograph using the distance from each you can make a circle aroundeach one and the three circles intersect at the epicenter

hazards- building collapse ruptured gas lines and water lines fires

progress and difficulties predicting earthquakes (there was one in Japan that was successfully predicted they evacuated buildings and not many people died a couple years later they didn't predict it and a lot of people died

ways to decrease damage in future earthquakes reinforced concrete, pads under buildings that allow them to slide there's a couple of these in Sanfrancisco but i don't remember what they're called