Earth to Class

Lab – Crustal Plates

Sheila Ornstein
SciEd Consulting
Highland Mills, NY

Introduction:

The purpose of this activity is to help you determine relationships among earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate boundaries. Plot the latitude and longitude of the earthquakes and volcanoes shown in the data tables. Mark the Earthquake sites with a RED pencil and the volcano sites with a BLUE pencil. When you have finished plotting the location of each geologic event, analyze your data by answering the conclusion questions.

Data:

Volcanic Activity, 2001

Volcano	Location	Date	Latitude	Longitude
Etna	Sicily, Italy	July 6	37^oN	15°E
Tungurahua	Ecuador	July 6	1^oS	78^oW
Sheveluch	Russia	July 2	57^oN	161^oE
Mayon	Philippines	June 25	13^oN	124^oE
Lopevi	Vanuatu	June 15	17^oS	168^oE
Colima	Mexico	June 5	20^oN	104^oW
Popocatepetl	Mexico	June 5	19^oN	104^oW
Mount Oyama	Japan	May 24	34^oN	140^oE
Lokon	Indonesia	May 24	1^oN	125^oE
San Cristobal	Nicaragua	May 16	13^oN	87^oW
South Sister	Oregon	May 11	44^oN	122^oW
Ulawun	Papua, New Guinea	May 2	5^oS	151^oE
Masaya	Nicaragua	April 24	12^oN	86^oW
Krakatau	Indonesia	April 12	6^oS	105^oE
Maroa	New Zealand	April 11	38^oS	176^oE
Jackson	Gorda Ridge	April 9	43^oN	127^oW
Canlaon	Philippines	April 5	10^oN	123^oE
Piton de la Fournaise	Island of Reunion	April 4	21^oS	56^oE
Arenal	Costa Rica	Mar 24	10^oN	85^oW
Merapi	Java, Indonesia	Mar 21	1^oS	110^oE
Cleveland	Alaska	Mar 19	52^oN	170^oW
Kliuchevskoi	Kamchatka, Russia	Mar 9	56^oN	161^oE
Pacaya	Guatemala	Mar 2	14^oN	91^oW
Ijen	Java, Indonesia	Feb 15	8^oS	114^oE
Karangetang	Siau Island, Indonesia	Feb 9	3^oN	125^oE
Nyamuragira	Congo, Africa	Feb 7	1^oS	29^oE
Kelut	Java, Indonesia	Feb 2	8^oS	112^oe
Rotorua	New Zealand	Feb 1	38^oS	176^oE

Complete Global Listing of Earthquakes Occurring During the First Five Days of July 2001

Date	Location	Latitude	Longitude
July 5	Southern Peru	16^oS	74°W
July 5	SE of Honshu, Japan	32^oN	140^oE
July 5	SE of Honshu, Japan	32^oN	140^oE
July 4	CSE of Honshu, Japan	33^oN	139^oE
July 4	SE of Honshu, Japan	32^oN	139^oE
July 4	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 4	Central Bolivia	17^oS	65^oW
July 4	Fiji Islands Region	21^oS	177^oW
July 4	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 4	North Island, New Zealand	40^oS	175^oE
July 3	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 3	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 3	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 3	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 3	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 3	North Island, New Zealand	38^oS	176^oE
July 3	SE of Honshu, Japan	32^oN	139^oE
July 3	Mariana Islands Region	22^oN	143^oE
July 3	Near Coast of Peru	17^oS	74^oW
July 3	Southern California	34^oN	117^oW
July 3	Solomon Islands	6^oS	155^oE
July 3	Leeward Islands	17^oN	60^oW
July 2	Southern Sumatra, Indonesia	5^oS	103^oE
July 2	Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region	38^oN	73^oE
July 2	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 2	Banda Sea	7^oS	129^oE
July 2	Kenai Peninsula, Alaska	60^oN	152^oW
July 2	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 2	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 2	Xizang	30^oN	86^oE
July 2	Central California	37^oN	121^oW
July 2	Kermadec Islands Region	28^oS	177^oW
July 2	Tonga Islands	17^oS	173^oW
July 2	Near Islands, Aleutian Islands	53^oN	170^oE
July 2	Kuril Islands	45^oN	148^oE
July 2	Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi	2°N	123°E
July 2	Near Islands, Aleutian Islands	53^oN	175^oE
July 2	New Britain Region, P.N.G.	4°S	153°E
July 2	Ryukyu Islands, Japan	27°N	130°E
July 2	Northern Molucca Sea	.5°N	125°E