Earthquakes happen here because a earthquake is the plate tectonics moving.
This area is called the ring of fire.
The closest earthquake to Manitou is in ute pass. the details of this earthquake is there was a small chain of three earthquakes.people are able to feel this earthquake from ute pass. it acured with a magnittude of 3.1.
On Friday January 16th at 3:09pm there was a earthquake in Tennessee. The depth of the earthquake was 8.5km . the magnitude of it was 2.8. Earthquakes are perty common in this area.
To protect yourself from earthquakes you should drop, cover, and hold. You could also make your house safer by making improvements to it.
