Name________________________________Date_______Period______
Investigating the Earth's crustal plates:
Studying Earthquakes and Volcanoes.
INTRODUCTION:
The data below represent worldwide earthquake and volcano locations given
by their latitude and longitude. The goal of this investigation is to map the
locations of these tectonic events to see what relationships can be deduced.
MATERIALS: World map, Colored Pencils (2)
PROCEDURES:
Using a world map and two different color pencils, plot the location of each
earthquake in one color and each volcano in the other color. Be sure to
make a key on your map.
Earthquake Data
Note: all negative numbers represent South latitude or West Longitude
Mag
Latitude Longitude
Mag
Latitude Longitude
Mag
Latitude Longitude
2.7
56.899
-155.193
5.3
6.623
123.553
4.1
59.893
-152.995
2.8
18.119
-67.298
5.6
42.004
142.621
4.4
-7.595
125.243
2.9
53.423
-164.861
6.3
-10.919
165.945
4.4
24.159
121.959
3.0
63.183
-149.695
2.5
39.348
-123.246
4.5
4.003
127.354
3.0
38.748
-122.727
2.7
37.863
-122.002
4.7
-15.948
-71.255
3.1
52.144
-172.019
3.1
39.356
-123.258
4.7
23.826
121.054
3.4
18.820
-68.790
3.3
35.924
-117.741
5.1
30.181
57.559
3.5
18.413
-72.404
4.2
21.344
-99.608
5.3
32.428
95.932
4.2
37.578
20.956
4.5
-6.266
128.449
5.5
18.863
146.297
4.4
-26.796
-70.690
4.5
-18.104
-176.031
6.4
-2.391
136.663
4.6
29.356
101.009
4.7
23.736
94.305
2.5
60.236
-151.207
4.8
-5.981
154.578
4.8
39.990
141.694
2.5
18.207
-67.272
4.8
-5.602
145.948
5.1
20.697
146.362
2.7
34.687
-116.286
4.8
-28.953
-69.497
5.7
-24.409
179.508
4.5
-22.297
-67.436
4.9
-11.546
166.322
2.9
19.430
-155.394
4.7
35.902
140.999
5.0
0.666
-25.436
3.0
18.227
-68.097
4.8
-25.257
-177.357
5.0
-31.721
-179.231
3.2
18.580
-66.351
4.9
39.391
143.433
5.1
-12.717
66.317
3.2
18.824
-64.331
5.0
-2.321
136.692
5.2
-12.688
66.242
3.3
32.269
-115.321
5.2
-33.083
-178.911
5.2
-54.728
-31.233
3.6
51.605
-171.510
5.6
-17.080
-173.649
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Volcano Data
Note: all negative numbers represent South Latitude or West Longitude
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Volcano Name
Latitude Longitude
Aracar
-24.3
-67.8
Ardoukoba
11.6
42.5
Augustine
59.4
-153.4
Awu
3.7
125.5
Axial Seamount
46.0
-130.0
Bogoslof
53.9
-168.0
Canlaon
10.4
123.1
Chichon, El
17.4
-93.2
Chokai
39.1
140.0
Concepcion
11.5
-85.6
Curacoa
-15.6
-173.7
Epi
-16.7
168.4
Etna
37.7
15.0
Eyjafjallajokull
63.6
-19.6
Fuego
14.5
-90.9
Galeras
1.2
-77.4
Gamalama
0.8
127.3
Gorely
52.6
158.0
Great Sitkin
52.1
-176.1
Grimsvotn
64.4
-17.3
Hudson, Cerro
-45.9
-73.0
Iwo-jima
24.8
141.3
Izalco
13.8
-89.6
Karthala
-11.8
43.4
Kavachi
-9.0
158.0
Kilauea
19.4
-155.3
La Palma
28.6
-17.8
Lascar
-23.4
-67.7
Lengai, Ol Doinyo
-2.8
35.9
Long Island
-5.4
147.1
Mahawu
1.4
124.9
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Volcano Name
Marapi
Mauna Loa
Mayon
Merapi
Nyiragongo
Okataina
Oshima
Pavlof
7 Pinatubo
Popocatepetl
Rabaul
Raoul Island
Redoubt
Reventador
Rincon de la Vieja
Sabancaya
Sakura-jima
8 San Cristobal
Sarychev Peak
Soufriere Hills
Spurr
9 St. Helens
10 Stromboli
Tambora
Terceira
Tinakula
Tokachi
Villarrica
Wolf, Volcan
Zheltovsky
Latitude Longitude
-0.4
100.5
19.5
-155.6
13.3
123.7
-7.5
110.4
-1.5
29.3
-38.1
176.5
34.7
139.4
55.4
-161.9
15.1
120.4
19.0
-98.6
-4.3
152.2
-29.3
-177.9
60.5
-152.8
-0.1
-77.7
10.8
-85.3
-15.8
-71.9
31.6
130.7
12.7
-87.0
48.1
153.2
16.7
-62.2
61.3
-152.3
46.2
-122.2
38.8
15.2
-8.3
118.0
38.7
-27.3
-10.4
165.8
43.4
142.7
-39.4
-71.9
0.0
-91.4
51.6
157.3
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ANALYSIS:
1. Discuss the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes over the surface of
the Earth. Are they scattered at random or are they concentrated in zones?
Describe your observations.
2. Discuss the distribution earthquakes and volcanoes located in relation
to the continents. Are they near the middle of continents or....?
Describe.
3. Using reference books, or maps, draw the major crustal plates of the
Earth on your world map. Label the names of the plates neatly.
4. Discuss the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to the
crustal plates. Are they scattered all over the plates or is there a
pattern? Describe.
5. Add arrows to your world map showing the direction of crustal plate
movement.
6. Is there a relationship between the type of plate boundary and the
distribution of earthquakes? Volcanoes? Both? Neither?
Describe and explain.
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