earth quake web quest

1.)When I looked at the charts, it seemed to me that most of the earthquakes happened along mountain ranges.

2.)I think the reason for this is is that where mountains are there are likely to be earthquakes because of the fact that earthquakes formed the mountains, and are still forming them today. What caused the formation of the mountains was the rise of lava, so these areas also have lots of magma trying to push through the crust.

3.)It is called the ring of fire.
Earthquake pics:

4.)The nearest earthquake to Manitou was in Nevada. This earthquake problably was not felt. Magnitude 2.9. this earthquake is about 100 times more powerfull than a scale 1 earthquake.
Date-Time

* Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 01:15:34 UTC
* Monday, January 26, 2009 at 05:15:34 PM at epicenter

Location 40.987°N, 114.977°W
Depth 16 km (9.9 miles) set by location program
Region NEVADA
Distances

* 14 km (8 miles) S (183°) from Wells, NV
* 26 km (16 miles) ESE (109°) from Deeth, NV
* 34 km (21 miles) NW (308°) from Spruce, NV
* 68 km (42 miles) ENE (76°) from Elko, NV
* 261 km (162 miles) W (277°) from Salt Lake City, UT

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters Nph= 13, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 0,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1
Source

* Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno

Event ID nn00273625

5.) Here is an earthquake the just happened near Indonesia. I did some reasearch and found that earthquakes do often occur in Indonesia.

6.)In the event of an Earthquake, one should try to find a sturdy tabl to be underneath.