How common is this disaster?
You might be surprised about how common an earthquake occurs.
Depending on an area, they can occur daily. However, sometimes they are so minor that they
are hardly felt.
Where does this disaster normally occur?
They occur most often in locations where there are plate edges
and along faults. An example of this would be the San Andreas fault in California.
During what time of year does this disaster mostly
occur?
Earthquakes can occur any time of the year. They can occur day or night.
How often can you except this disaster to happen?
Earthquakes that are read up to 6.7 which is average occur about 15-20 times a year. The
bigger earthquakes that causes vast amount of damage, which is read up to 9.0-
10.0 are called great earthquakes which occur 1 to 2 times a year.