The majority of earthquakes follow plate boundaries across the equator and in the mid and southern areas. Big earthquakes occur on the Pacific Ocean and where plates meet, which are convergent boundaries where plates collide. Approximately half of big earthquakes occur within 100 miles of a convergent plate boundary and the majority occur within 200 miles. New tools used for earthquake prediction include satellite-based InSAR to monitor displacement and infrared cameras.

1. Jimmy Comer Earthquake project

3. How does the distribution of these earthquakes compare to the others? The big earthquakes occur on the pacific ocean. Big earthquakes also occur were the plates meet. What type of plate boundary is associated with earthquakes that have a magnitude of 7.0 or greater? Convergent boundaries because convergent boundaries are when the plates collide.

5. Top Ten List of Significant earthquakes 1.Chile 2.Lesser Sunda Islands 3.East China Sea 4.Taklimakan Desert 5.Puerto Rico 6.Central America 7.Scotia Sea 8.Zealand 9.Alaska What new tools or techniques are seismologists using to help them better predict earthquakes? Satellite Based Methods InSAR monitor IR Cameras