Thursday, March 17, 2011

Earthquake Map of the US and the Philippines

The Daily Mail says

But 39 out of the 50 states – including New York and Tennessee – have moderate to high seismic hazard risk.

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That still a lot better compared to the Philippines...

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...where except for a few spots, the entire archipelago seems in a high risk zone. Map from USGS

The Philippines is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire belt, where “About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur”

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Have a nice day.

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