Magnitude 4.

5 quake jolts Laguna

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said

the tremor was recorded at 9:18 a.m. and its epicenter was located
three kilometers northwest of Los Baños.
Activity 1
Find the Center
 What do you think is the importance of
determining the epicenter of an earthquake?
 Activity 2
Let’s Mark the Boundaries
How are earthquakes distributed
on the map?

• The world’s earthquakes are not

randomly distributed over the Earth’s
surface. They tend to concentrate in
narrow zones.
 Where are they located?
• Some are located near the edges of
the continents, some are in mid-
continents, while others are in
oceans.
Where are there no earthquakes?

• Large part of the Pacific ocean,

northernmost Asia, majority of Europe,
Eastern portion of North and South
America and western Africa.
 Why is it important for us to identify areas which are prone to
earthquakes?

• It is important to identify areas

which are prone to earthquakes so
that necessary precautions could be
done if ever you’re living in danger
areas.
 How are volcanoes distributed?
• Volcanoes are not randomly distributed.
Majority of them are found along the
edges of some continents.
 Where are they located?
• Majority are found along the edges of
some continents, particularly in the
western coast of North and South
America, East and South East Asia.
Based on the map, what country is unlikely
to experience a volcanic eruption?
Compare the location of majority of Earthquake
epicenters with the location of volcanoes around
the world.

• Earthquake epicenters and

volcanoes are both situated at
the same locations.
 Mountain Range
  is a group or chain of mountains located close
together. Since neighboring mountains often
share the same geological origins, mountain
ranges have similar form, size and age. 
 How will you relate the distribution of mountain ranges with
the distribution of earthquake epicenters and volcanoes?

• Mountain ranges are found in places

where volcanoes and/or earthquake
epicenters are also located.
 What do you think is the basis of scientists in
dividing the Earth’s lithosphere into several plates?

• Geologic activities such as siesmicity

(occurrence of earthquakes), volcanism
and mountain formation are the basis of
scientists in dividing Earth’s lithosphere.