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 * ** What geological disasters can occur in Missouri? ---> Flood,Tornado, Earthquake or landslide. **
 * ** Do other planets have earthquakes? ---> There can be geological disasters on other planets. Here's some information on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_%28natural_phenomenon%29#Venusquake**
 * ** Is there a fault line in Missouri? ---> South east of missouri around new madrid **
 * ** What is the biggest earthquake ever? ---> The largest earthquake ever recored was in Chile. It happened on May 22nd, 1960. It was a 9.5 earthquake. **
 * ** What natural resources in Missouri can be used for protecting us from disasters? ---> We don't really have any natural resouces that would protct us. We have rivers... and hills... and lakes...but not really anything else. **
 * ** Has Missouri built a structure that is earthquake proof? ---> The HAYTI building in missouri is earthquake resistant. **
 * ** How many deaths were caused by the earthquake in Japan? ---> The number is growing... but as of now the number of dead and missing people combined is 16,000 people. **
 * ** What would Missourians do if an earthquake happened today? **
 * ** What part of Missouri is most at risk for an earthqauke?Southeast **
 * ** What is the biggest earthquake to happen in Missouri? **

This is what our federal government would do...

==**If indoors** == ==**If outdoors** == ==**If in a moving vehicle** == ==**If trapped under debris** ==
 * **DROP** to the ground; take **COVER** by getting under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture; and **HOLD ON** until the shaking stops. If there isn’t a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an inside corner of the building.
 * Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that could fall, such as lighting fixtures or furniture.
 * Stay in bed if you are there when the earthquake strikes. Hold on and protect your head with a pillow, unless you are under a heavy light fixture that could fall. In that case, move to the nearest safe place.
 * Use a doorway for shelter only if it is in close proximity to you and if you know it is a strongly supported, loadbearing doorway.
 * Stay inside until the shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Research has shown that most injuries occur when people inside buildings attempt to move to a different location inside the building or try to leave.
 * Be aware that the electricity may go out or the sprinkler systems or fire alarms may turn on.
 * DO NOT use the elevators.
 * Stay there.
 * Move away from buildings, streetlights, and utility wires.
 * Once in the open, stay there until the shaking stops. The greatest danger exists directly outside buildings, at exits and alongside exterior walls. Many of the 120 fatalities from the 1933 Long Beach earthquake occurred when people ran outside of buildings only to be killed by falling debris from collapsing walls. Ground movement during an earthquake is seldom the direct cause of death or injury. Most earthquake-related casualties result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects.
 * Stop as quickly as safety permits and stay in the vehicle. Avoid stopping near or under buildings, trees, overpasses, and utility wires.
 * Proceed cautiously once the earthquake has stopped. Avoid roads, bridges, or ramps that might have been damaged by the earthquake.
 * Do not light a match.
 * Do not move about or kick up dust.
 * Cover your mouth with a handkerchief or clothing.
 * Tap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can locate you. Use a whistle if one is available. Shout only as a last resort. Shouting can cause you to inhale dangerous amounts of dust.
 * http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm

===**Twestival ** === Twesitval is an international charity event that uses social media to help organize local meet-ups around the world. This year’s Twestival had several meet-ups planned for Japan but those had to be canceled because of the need for help following the earthquake and tsunami. > Instead, Twestival opened a special channel of its site where people can donate to Save the Children’s Japan Initiative. > ===**PayPal ** === The popular online payment site has offered to credit transactional fees incurred from March 11 to April 10 to any registered charity in the U.S. or Canada raising funds to aid Japan relief. (For the U.S., any 501(c)(3), and for Canada, any under the Canada Revenue Agency). PayPal members can also donate directly [|here] (U.S.) or[|here] (Canada). > ===**Clothing & Shopping** === <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Threadless**, the online clothing vendor jumped into the effort by running a short, crowdsourced contest to come up with a T-shirt design that could be sold to help Japan. The winner, based on the theme “sunrise,” is available for $20. All of the net proceeds from the sale will be donated to the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">American Red Cross ‘ Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund. The shirt is part of <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Threadless Causes, an initiative to help non-profits and causes through its sales. > <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|**Snoop Dogg and Neff Headwear**] have teamed up to help Japan by creating a T-shirt in which all profits will be donated to Operation U.S.A.. The pair are hoping to raise $50,000 in funds in one week. > <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Shop for Japan** is a one-day global shopping event happening Saturday, March 26. Businesses can sign up at the site to pledge a percent of their revenue from that day to go toward charity. The site also has a list and map of participating stores. > ===<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 24px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#TweetDrive ** === <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This social good community has organized #TweetDrive4Japan. > <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The campaign is an international series of tweets-ups from March 29 to 31 where 100% of ticket sales from each event will go to the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Save the Children ‘s emergency Japan relief fund. > ===<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 24px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**Text-to-Donate** === <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ever since Haiti was hit by an earthquake, text-to-donate has been a huge trend — and a huge help — in times of need. The Japan crisis has spawned several options: ===<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 24px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">JiWire ** === <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">JiWire has offered it’s location-based ad network of Wi-Fi hotspots and mobile apps by running a campaign in support for the Red Cross. The ads will let users know about nearby Red Cross locations as well as options to donate through text. > <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s a nice example of an ad platform maximizing its reach and geo-location possibilities to serve a good cause. > ===<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 24px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tumblr ** === <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Tumblr] recently announced the addition of Japanese as the newest language option for the blogging network. Users will be able to change their language setting on the preferences page, opening new opportunities for outreach for native-speakers and supporters abroad. Users can also keep up with news from Japan on Tumblr’s <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#Japan tag page or donate to the Red Cross from the dashboard. Donating will unlock a Limited Edition Japanese Tumblr Logo and the company will match donations up to $15,000. > <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The last time Tumblr opened special features was its all-black background to promote awareness and raise funds following the Gulf oil leak.
 * ** What does Japan use to prevent disaster like this from happening? ---> Can't prevent disasters like these. **
 * **I s there anything that we can do to protect ourselves? ---> Go undercover. **
 * ** Is there a way to prevent any earthquakes? ---> There is no way to prevent an earthquake, but you can make earthquake proof buildings to limit the damage. It is possible for people to create earthquakes, although they are not usually big. They are made by injecting liquids deep into the Earth's crust. The biggest man made earthquake happened in the Rocky Mountains in 1967. The earthquake was a 5.5. ** http://www.wisteme.com/question.view?targetAction=viewQuestionTab&id=1355
 * ** What caused the earthquake in Japan? Or did it just happen? **
 * ** How bad can earthquakes get in Missouri? ---> a 10. on the ricter scale. **
 * ** How can we help Japan? ---> **
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 13px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MobileCause ** has shortcodes for the Salvation Army (text “JAPAN” to “80888 for a $10 donation), the International Medical Corps (text “MED” to “80888″ for a $10 donation), and ADRA Relief (text “SUPPORT” to “85944″ for a $10 donation).
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 13px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MobileGiving ** promises a 100% pass-through of all funds for shortcodes to Save the Children Federation (text “JAPAN” or “TSUNAMI” to 20222 to donate $10), World Vision (text “4JAPAN” or “4TSUNAMI” to 20222 to donate $10), the Mercy Corps (text “MERCY” to 25383 to donate $10), the Canadian Red Cross (text “ASIA” or “ASIE“ to 30333 to donate $5), and Canadian Salvation Army (text “QUAKE” to 45678 to donate $10).
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 13px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #1e598e; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Obopay ** lets consumers make larger donations (in the hundreds) that, according to Obopay, reach organizations faster than carrier-based text-to-donate plans. Donors can text “Japan” to “48510″ where they’re taken to a mobile payment site complete with electronic tax receipt.

==<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 24px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**Next Steps** ==

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Before donating to any sites or organizations, make sure you do a little bit of homework. It’s important to know about any transaction fees and to double check that the site will actually donate to the (registered) charity as promised. Disasters are unfortunately prime targets for scammers who try and play off the public’s genuine sympathy and desire to help. Organizations like the Red Cross are generally above-board and provide upfront information on how your money is being spent. It’s important to help in times of crisis, but it’s also important to make sure your support isn’t being misused. > <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; color: #474747; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are definitely other ways to help the relief efforts outside of the options above. Please share in the comments your hashtags, newsfeeds, non-profits, campaigns or any other ways to help Japan.
 * ** Is there a way to prevent earthquakes? **
 * ** How often do earthquakes occur? **
 * ** Is there a time of year that earthquake are most common? **
 * ** Can we predict an earthquake using instruments? **
 * ** Can an earthquake lead to any other natural disasters? **> Tsunami
 * ** Do earthquakes give us any warnings? **>-

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Right now, in the U.S., there’s no public early warning system for earthquakes. EarthSky spoke with seismologist Richard Allen of University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Allen is working with other scientists to develop an early warning system for California earthquakes.He said a few seconds of warning can make a difference when an earthquake strikes. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://earthsky.org/earth/richard-allen-earthquake-early-warning-system-possible-for-california

The death toll and missing toll after the earthquake was... MIYAGI PREFECTURE, northeastern Japan
 * ** Can we get help from other states? **
 * ** Have we found all the missing people in Japan? **
 * ** How many people are dead or missing? **

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">-- At least 785 people confirmed dead in cities such as Kesennuma, Higashimatsubara and Sendai, but local authorities fear more than 10,000 people may have died in the prefecture alone. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">-- Around 2,000 bodies found on two shores, including those in the town of Minamisanriku and Ishinomaki City. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">-- Minamisanriku has a population of 17,000, but 10,000 are missing after the tsunami. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">IWATE PREFECTURE, northeastern Japan <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">-- At least 574 people confirmed dead, including those in Ofunato and Rikuzentakata cities. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">-- The city of Rikuzentakata, with a population of 23,000 people, was "almost completely wiped out", the fire department says. No information yet on how many survived. More than 80 percent of the city was flooded. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">-- In the town of Otsuchi, out of a population of 15,000 people, 12,000 people are missing. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE, northeastern Japan <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">-- About 420 people, including those in Iwaki and Minamisoma cities, are confirmed dead. Around 1,200 people are missing. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/3/14/worldupdates/2011-03-14T145614Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-555607-1&sec=Worldupdates

Here is information about earthquakes a year... **There's a 100 percent chance of an earthquake today.**
 * ** Was there a safe place to take cover during the earthquake? ** ---> Under a table.
 * ** What is Japan doing right now to help recover? ** ---> Right now, they are still digging in debri for missing people.
 * ** Does the Missourians have a plan if an earthquake happens? **
 * ** How often do earthquakes occur a year? **

Earthquakes are very common occurrences on this planet. So today -- somewhere -- an earthquake will occur. It may be so light that only sensitive instruments will perceive its motion; it may shake houses, rattle windows, and displace small objects; or it may be sufficiently strong to cause property damage, injury, and death.

It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year. 100,000 of those can be felt, and 100 of them cause damage. http://www.earthquakealert.com/?categoryId=777