Where are earthquakes likely to strike?

Question

places where earthquakes usually strike.

Answer 1

At the ends of tectonic plates.

Answer 2

California mostly time in san Francisco. but sometime in china around 3 time a year so china might have more than here in California

Answer 3

Close to fault lines (cracks in the Earth's crust).  The most active ones are along the "ring of fire".  The most active places on the surface are the areas around Japan.  The most active ones within the US are along California and Alaska.  

Below, in the "sources" are some websites that show the most recent quakes.

Answer 4

At active tectonic plate boundaries. Read this for prediction.

Methods for prediction of earthquakes & Tsunami

Even though it is difficult to predict, the following methods may help.

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1. Seismic gape: - The earthquake at a particular place may occur for every fixed gape of time. By knowing the past records of the quakes affected at that place may help to decide when the earthquake is next due.

2. Planet position.: - When the stress is accumulated at the tectonic plate boundary and the same time if the position of more than 2 planets comes in a straight line this may help to accelerate the earthquakes. There fore the full moon days and new moon days are more vulnerable days for earthquakes. Some time this method fails why? Think of a sick patient. New moon and full moon days are dangerous for only sick patents. These days will not affect the healthy people. The same way if there is no accumulated stress at the tectonic plate boundaries no need to worry about the planet positions.

3. Sun rays falling method: - If you observe the position of the sun rays falling on our wall at a particular time on all days it should form an angular infinity symbol. If there is any deviation in its path it means that there is some difference in height of the earth. That means some strain noticed at that place. Somebody claims that they can predict the place of epicenter by observing this. The laser beam measuring method of earth height from satellite also will help.

4. MDCB:- Chinese scientist claims that they can predict up to 60 % accuracy by sensing electro magnetic rays.

5. Cloud forming: - Few hours to a few days before the occurrence of earthquakes a cloud reader claims that he has noticed a peculiar mosaic type of formation .We may also notice some lightening in the sky.

6. By sound :- A professor from Ajmeer University claims that he was able to hear a low frequency noise under 125 meter depth in a bore well. The same thing was reported by one Mr. Nair that he heard some roaring noise under the earth one week before the occurrence of earthquake in Gujarat.

7. By frequency of waves :-  Mr Richter Allen of Berkley University claims that he can decide the magnitude of earthquake just  4 seconds after observing the frequency of the primary wave. Present method needs the full seismographic picture to find the real magnitude that too from as many places as possible to have fairly accurate results. His claim has got some truth because when there is a slip of bigger tectonic plate the frequency of quake will be less. If a small tectonic plate slips the frequency of the waves will be more.

8. There are several changes in nature and in the behaviors of animals and birds can be observed before an earthquake and Tsunami. The water level in well may change. Stay away from beaches if you sense earthquake waves. The Tsunami may attack long after the shaking is stopped. I wrote several articles on these subjects.  

Have one simple earthquake alarm installed in your house.



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Answer 5

  In mountainous areas on land or under the sea.

Answer 6

In California, along the San andreas Fault, which is over-due for a "big one"  And apparently in Reno, NV, we've been having those here lately.

There has always been allot of activity along the Pacific, from Alaska, to California, Mexico, all the way down to Chile.  

Answer 7

A place where common earthquakes happen are along the San Andreas fault line. This line goes through California. They can be as big as 8.0+ or really low that no human can feel it.

Answer 8

The Andreas Fault......and other Faults and this is

simply because they have striked there before, so there

is already a feasure ........ fault line, so the next time

there is an earthquake , these areas will get further

damage and will respond first in getting further damage.

Answer 9

Where two or more tectonic plates meet.

Answer 10

This map might help

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/rece...

Answer 11

the first answers right and to expand areas around japan are highly likely, as well as the san andreas fault

Answer 12

Earthquakes are caused by ruptures on major faults:  Faults in turn are related to plate tectonic motions and stresses, so earthquakes tend to be common near plate boundaries.  This includes the circum-Pacific belt (the so-called 'ring of fire'), the San Andreas fault in California, the collision zones in the Himalaya and in Iran, and China. There are fewer earthquakes on the more stable continental areas like Africa and Australia and Western Europe, but they do happen.  A map of earthquake activity (see refs below) shows that the mid-ocean ridges ar also seismicly active, but as they tend to be far from land, they are not felt as much as those on land or in the trenches next to land (like the Sumatran Earthquake on Boxing Day 2004.)