Part 2, Recent Earthquakes: Go to the USGS Earthquake Center and look at the Real Time...

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Part 2, Recent Earthquakes: Go to the USGS Earthquake Center and look at the Real Time Earthquake map. Zoom in to North America (if this region is not already displayed). Where are the greatest concentrations of earthquakes? Can you explain why those locations have many earthquakes? (Hint: click on the Quick Start and User Guide for help.) Zoom out to the world view. Then find the S... Zoom out to the world view. Then find the Settings tool in the upper right corner of the map: "List Sort Order" to sort earthquakes by magnitude: Largest magnitude first Where was the largest recent earthquake? What was its magnitude? Are listed quakes clustered in a few regions? Where are those regions? Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Probability of earthquake within 50 years 1.00 -0.77 -0.59 -0.46 -0.35 -0.27 0.21 -0.16 -0.12 -0.10 -0.08 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 , and find Go to Connect to explore earthquake and volcano occurrences. Part 2, Recent Earthquakes: Go to the USGS Earthquake Center and look at the Real Time Earthquake map. Zoom in to North America (if this region is not already displayed). Where are the greatest concentrations of earthquakes? Can you explain why those locations have many earthquakes? (Hint: click on the Quick Start and User Guide for help.) Zoom out to the world view. Then find the S... Zoom out to the world view. Then find the Settings tool in the upper right corner of the map: "List Sort Order" to sort earthquakes by magnitude: Largest magnitude first Where was the largest recent earthquake? What was its magnitude? Are listed quakes clustered in a few regions? Where are those regions? Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Probability of earthquake within 50 years 1.00 -0.77 -0.59 -0.46 -0.35 -0.27 0.21 -0.16 -0.12 -0.10 -0.08 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 , and find Go to Connect to explore earthquake and volcano occurrences.

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The largest concentrations of earthquakes in North America are typically found along the West Coast ... View the full answer