Last week, three deadly earthquakes occurred along the “Pacific Ring of Fire” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire) within the span of three days; 2 in Japan (6.2 & 7.0 magnitudes) and 1 in Ecuador (7.8 magnitude). Given the fact that the entire west coast is a part of this continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic belts and plate movements, these events have caught a lot of attention and speculation as to whether or not we could be next. http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/disasters/pacific-ring-of-fire.htm?page=4 According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) it is far too early to conclude that there is any connection between the three, especially considering that 90% of the world’s earthquakes take place along the “Ring of Fire” annually. http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/americas/earthquakes-five-things-to-know/
Whether connected or not, these earthquakes are timely for all of us as next week (April 30th) is America’s PrepareAthon and nothing ignites one’s motivation to get prepared like a real-world event or, in this case, three real-world events. America's PrepareAthon is a grassroots campaign for action to increase community preparedness and resilience. Visit FEMA’s PrepareAthon homepage @ https://community.fema.gov/ and learn about your hazards, what you can do to take action now, read stories about community and individual preparedness and much more. Be smart, take part, prepare!
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