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    Interpreting USGS Seismicity Maps – Answer Key

    1. How many earthquakes are shown on the World Map? What is the smallest earthquake
    magnitude plotted on the map?
    376 earthquakes; smallest magnitude is M 2.5

    2. How many earthquakes are shown on the U.S. Map? What is the smallest earthquake magnitude
    plotted on the map?
    1283 earthquakes; smallest magnitude is M 1.0

    3. What period of time is shown in each map?


    7 days

    4. What do the red lines on the US map represent?


    These represent the plate boundaries of the North American Plate with the Pacific Plate and
    Juan de Fuca Plate (offshore Pacific Northwest)

    5. What do the different size and different color boxes on each map show?
    Size represents earthquake magnitude; color represents how long ago the earthquake
    occurred.

    6. What is the magnitude and location (region) of the largest worldwide earthquake in the past
    week?
    From the World List: M 8.8 (2/27/2010), offshore of Maule, Chile

    7. What is the magnitude and location of the largest U.S. earthquake in the past week?
    From the US List: M 5.2 (2/25/2010), 48km East-Southeast of Adak, Alaska

    8. Which state in the U.S. had the most earthquakes in the past week?
    Alaska. (Note that students may assume CA, or may not know that AK = Alaska.)

    9. What tectonic plate boundary is that state located on? What type of plate boundary is it at that
    location?
    North American – Pacific Boundary. This is a convergent boundary in Alaska. Students may be
    assisted with this question by instructing them to first find Alaska on the map, and then think
    about why the Pacific Ring of Fire is named as it is.

    10. Which state in the U.S. had the second highest number of earthquakes in the past week?
    California.

    11. What tectonic plate boundary is that state located on? What type of plate boundary is it at that
    location?
    North American – Pacific Boundary. In California, this is a transform boundary!

    12. Do all earthquakes in the U.S. occur near plate boundaries?


    No! There may be unusual earthquakes in any given week; this week included: M4.1 and M3.1
    in Oklahoma, and M3.7 in Montana.

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