Mapping Hazards

Mapping hazards can mean so many different things. For example it could deal with mapping volcanic lava flows, areas of high vulnerability for avalanches, violent weather, or earthquakes. As you can see this map which shows the earthquakes that have happened around the globe in the last hour to week. it represents all magnitudes of earthquakes. There are 228 earthquakes that were mapped and plotted onto this map. notice the locations of the earthquakes. Naturally they are located on major plate intersections. Most of which are located on "the ring of fire," a well known area to having seismic activity. Mapping earthquakes is highly scientific study. By mapping out earthquakes you are able to locate the movement of plates. For example, if one earthquake happens and then another theoretically you can predict where the next one might occur. This is similar to a zipper on a coat. as pressure builds it snaps to release and continues in that pattern in a single direction moving along fault lines. granted this is all theoretical but it does tend to occur in this manner. People who map hazards like these have a lot to offer with their studies because if we can count on an earthquakes occuring in certain predicted spots we may be able to save more lives.