a. In detail Earthquakes happen in the Pacific ocean near the "Ring of fire"
This happens because there is a lot of activity going on around the plates, also volcano's erupting
The area where this is happening it called "Ring of fire
The closest earthquake to Manitou springs is in Denver and people in Manitou springs would not be able to feel it, also it would have to shake a lot more for it to be a magnitude 1. in a magnitude 1 there is more energy than the one in Denver
a. This Earthquake had magnitude of 3.2, it was n Thursday January 15 2009, the location it was 40.953°N, 106.930°W, its distances were 31 km (19 miles) SSW (202°) from Grand Encampment, WY 32 km (20 miles) SSW (203°) from Riverside, WY 52 km (32 miles) E (100°) from Dixon, WY 162 km (101 miles) WNW (286°) from Fort Collins, CO 215 km (134 miles) NW (310°) from Denver, CO
There was an Earthquake in Northern Algeria, that had a magnitude of 4.8, 36.248°N, 1.574°ET
To be protected for earthqaukes, people could move to an area where Earthquakes arent common, or hey could prepare and have a plan just in case.
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