Question

the earth experience about a million earthquake every year about 2 per minutes what can we do to minimize the effects of earthquake

Answer 1

Earth is an active place and earthquakes are always happening somewhere. In fact, the National Earthquake Information Center locates about 12,000-14,000 earthquakes each year! This fact sheet illustrates information on the frequency of earthquakes of various magnitudes, along with details on the effects of earthquakes and the equivalent energy release. On average, Magnitude 2 and smaller earthquakes occur several hundred times a day world wide. Major earthquakes, greater than magnitude 7, happen more than once per month. "Great earthquakes", magnitude 8 and higher, occur about once a year.

Keypoints:Earthquakes are always happening somewhere.For each step up in magnitude the annual number of earthquakes decreases (roughly) by a factor of 10. For each step up in magnitude an earthquake releases 30 times more energy.While the number of earthquakes that can be detected and located each year has been increasing, this doesn’t mean that the annual average number of earthquakes has increased.     

 

Requesting Fact Sheets:

To request hardcopies of E&O materials, please send an email to: [email protected] with the following information:

Names of item(s) you are requesting along with respective quantities.  Please list posters and one-pagers on separate lines.  Full mailing address, including phone number, where the materials should be sent.Indicate what purpose the materials will be serving.Date materials are needed by (if applicable).

PLEASE NOTE: Time-sensitive requests must be sent at least three weeks before the date they are needed.  When e-mailing a time-sensitive request, please write "Time-Sensitive Request" in the subject line.

Answer 2

Answer:

We cannot prevent natural earthquakes from occurring but we can significantly mitigate their effects by identifying hazards, building safer structures, and providing education on earthquake safety. By preparing for natural earthquakes we can also reduce the risk from human induced earthquakes.

Explanation: