Wherever faults exist an earthquake can occur. That includes places that have never experienced an earthquake in recorded history and places listed as devoid of any reasonable risk on seismic hazard maps. However, earthquakes are much more likely to occur in some places than others; they are most likely along the boundaries between tectonic plates and at particular points of weakness within plates.

Where can I find information on the world's earthquakes? In addition to the international networks which can detect earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 and greater, the majority of the countries have their own national network. All these networks are listed on the University of Washington site. Are earthquakes really on the increase? No, earthquakes occur at more or less at the same rate every year. See similar questions...

Earthquakes happen all the time. The earthquake itself is thought to occur when the state of stress exceeds the strength of the fault (or rock), the fault slips suddenly, and the 'earthquake' or ground shaking begins. See similar questions...

The answer depends on the size of the earthquake. Over the entire Earth, the number of earthquakes with magnitudes of 8 and greater is less than one each year. However, each year there are about 10 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater and 100 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater. No matter where they occur, these earthquakes are all powerful enough to be recorded by all or mostly all of the world's sensitive seismograph stations, such as UTIG's station HKT. See similar questions...

Quakes do occur on the Moon, but we call them moonquakes instead of earthquakes. The Apollo space missions emplaced five seismographs on the Moon; four recorded seismic activity until 1977. Although the Moon doesn't have multiple tectonic plates like the Earth, it does have a lithosphere which acts as a single plate. Thus the tectonic inter-plate earthquakes prevalent on the Earth cannot occur on the moon. However, the Moon does experience shallow intra-plate (interior of a plate) earthquakes. See similar questions...

Earthquakes can occur any time of day or night. There is no correlation between time of day and earthquake occurance, although small earthquakes may be more noticeable at night when there is less cultural noise from heavy equipment and transportation, and from weather. See similar questions...

There are no defined fault lines in the Alanya area. However current Goverment legislation requires that all buildings are designed and constructed to full earthquake design standards. See similar questions...

Varicose veins are most commonly found on the legs of women and men who spend a lot of time on their feet. Birth control pills, hormone therapy, obesity, weight fluctuation, and constipation can also add to the development of varicose veins. See similar questions...

Near-real-time earthquake maps and lists are available at the USGS Pasadena and in Menlo Park recent-earthquake sites and at the Southern California Earthquake Center. Maps of shaking, called ShakeMaps, which show the areas of ground shaking for significant recent earthquakes are available for both Northern California and Southern California. See similar questions...

No. Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake. They do not know how, and they do not expect to know how any time in the foreseeable future. However, based on scientific data, probabilities can be calculated for potential future earthquakes. For example, scientists estimate that over the next 30 years the probability of a major EQ occurring in the San Francisco Bay area is 67% and 60% in Southern California See similar questions...

This is a natural process. If it occurs more often, with equal or bigger icebergs, perhaps then we can say more about what is causing this that isn't the natural part of the hydrological cycle, which is for snow to fall over Antarctica, and the continually forming icecap to slowly increase, move out to sea, and calve off icebergs. See similar questions...

There are certain conditions in the urine including those caused by not drinking enough water, that make crystals which can tribute to stone formation. Some patients form stone because of anatomical malformations of the urinary tract, while other patient may have a genetic predisposition, environmental or nutritional risk factors. See similar questions...

Influenza pandemics are known to have occurred several times each century since the Middle Ages. There were three influenza pandemics in the 20th century, in 1918, 1957 and 1968. Experts believe we are overdue for the next influenza pandemic. No one can predict when a pandemic might occur, but many scientists from around the world are watching the H5N1 avian (bird) influenza situation in Asia and Europe very closely. See similar questions...

Herpes symptoms come and go, but the virus will remain in your body for life. Some people may never show symptoms, some may only show symptoms once or twice in their lives, and others may have symptoms many times each year. See similar questions...

During laparoscopic radical prostatectomy the entire prostate gland and seminal vesicles are removed. Once they are removed, the bladder is reattached to the urethra. If cancer has spread to the lymph nodes close to the prostate, these may also be removed by laparoscopy during surgery. This lymph node dissection is not necessary and thus is only performed on patients at high risk for metastasis (spread) of prostate cancer. See similar questions...

People are exposed to small amounts of radiation every day, both from naturally occurring sources (such as elements in the soil or cosmic rays from the sun), and man-made sources. Man-made sources include some electronic equipment (such as microwave ovens and television sets), medical sources (such as x-rays, certain diagnostic tests, and treatments), and from nuclear weapons testing. See similar questions...