List of earthquakes in 2025

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-earthquakes-in-2025

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary data source?United States Geological Survey (USGS) for earthquake magnitude data
2. What is the intensity scale?Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale for assessing observed effects

Plate Tectonics: The scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates.
Hypocenter: The point within the Earth where an earthquake rupture starts; also called the focus.
Epicenter: The point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake.
Tsunami: A series of large ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides.