Most earthquakes happen along the and the South American plate and the North American plate. I think most earthquakes happen along the the Ring of Fire, the North American plate and the South American plate because oceanic and continental crust is colliding and moving apart as the sea-floor spreads. This area is called the Ring of Fire. The closest earthquake to Manitou Springs occured on January 15, 2009 in Colorado at 12:10:02 PM at 40.953°N, 106.930°W at a magnitude of 3.2. The people living in that area of Colorado might of felt the earthquake but not generally felt. The shaking of an earthquake at a magnitude of 1 would be 20 times less shaking than an earthquake at 3.2. The energy from magnitude 1 would be like 6 ounces of TNT blowing up so 3.2 would be like 9 ounces of TNT exploding. An earthquake at the magnitude of 7.4 occured on Thursday January 15, 2009 at 10:49:39 AM (MST). The earthquake was located at 46.862°N, 155.156°E, East of the Kuril Islands. The depth was 36 km. deep and the distance was 430 km (270 miles) South of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia, 590 km (365 miles) ENE of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, 1785 km (1110 miles) Northeast of TOKYO, Japan, 7245 km (4500 miles) Northeast of MOSCOW, Russia. To protect and prepare yourself and others for earthquakes learn about earthquakes and make safety kits. to stay safe indoors drop and take cover under a sturdy table or desk and hold on until shaking has stopped, avoid windows and glass. If outdoors when an earthquake strikes stay there move away from trees, signs, and electrical poles and stay away from buildings. Most people are killed not by the shaking itself but the falling buildings and flying glass.
