SHAKY EARTHQUAKE FACTS

RECENTLY  most of us experienced an earthquake some were sleeping(10%, who sleeps at 12 ) ,some running(5%) out and others  updating status (85%)....so here are some interesting facts about EARTHQUAKES YOU MIGHT WANNA KNOW

1. 4 out of 5 of the world's earthquakes take place along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, a zone called the Pacific Ring of Fire.
2. Sometimes there are many small earthquakes before the big one. These small ones are called foreshocks. After the big earthquake, the mainshock, again there may be many small quakes. These are called aftershocks.
3. Aftershocks can follow an earthquake on and off for days or weeks.
4. An earthquake can last for just a few short seconds or go on for several long minutes.
5. Most Earthquakes last a minute or less.
6. Many earthquakes happen on the ocean floor. Big ocean waves can form after a quake resulting in a tsunami.
7. The shaking of the ground is not what kills most victims of earthquakes. The main killers in earthquakes are falling buildings, fires, landslides, avalanches and tsunamis.
8. The deadliest known quake in history shook China in 1556, taking about 830,000 lives.
9. Steel, reinforced concrete and wood are good building materials for an earthquake resistant house because they flex somewhat without breaking. Family homes built completely out of brick are not as safe because they can break apart easily.
10. An earthquake can trigger a volcano to erupt.
11. Each year, there are about a million earthquakes around the world. But only about 100 of these cause serious damage.
12. An earthquake happens somewhere in the world once every thirty seconds.
13. You may not notice a magnitude 2 quake AND You would feel the ground shake in a magnitude 3 quakE
14. A magnitude 7 or higher can destroy a city.
15. The largest recorded earthquake was a 9.5 quake in Chile in 1960.

Some of the Largest Earthquakes in History

Location	Year	Magnitude
Southern Chile	1960	9.5
Southern Alaska	1964	9.2
Balleny Islands, near Antarctica	1998	8.8
Aleutian Islands	1965	8.7
Kuril Islands	1958	8.7
Central Chile	1922	8.5
Kamchatka Pennisula,Russia	1923	8.5
Kuril Islands	1963	8.5
Northern Mongolia	1905	8.5
Western Samoa	1917	8.5
Northwestern Mongolia	1905	8.4
Pacific ocean near Japan	1933	8.4
Central China	1920	8.3
Kuril islands	1958	8.3
Northwestern Ecuador	1979	8.3
Northwestern Bolivia	1994	8.2
Sumbawa Island, Indonesia	1977	8.2
Western Peru	1966	8.2
Jalisco, Mexico	1932	8.1
Southern Honshu, Japan	1944	8.1
Southern California	1991	7.5