A 7.3 earthquake hit Indonesia on September 2nd. In Indonesia, earthquakes happen pretty often because Indoensia is in the Ring of Fire, where the plates underneath gets a lot of pressure, which leads to volcanoes and earthquakes. Although there was no landslide because of the flat landscape of Indonesia, there was a tsunami warning. Indonesia is surrounded by water, so if an earthquake hit Indonesia, there are certain chances that a tsunami might happen. Although people were really surprised by the sudden earthquake, there were signs that an earthquake could happen. For instance, before the earthquake happened, a big snake came out from its underground shelter. Why? The animals could predict the earthquake coming, so the snake came out, trying to escape.
A lot of people got hurt, or even died because of this earthquake. There are a lot of tall buildings in Indonesia, and when the earthquake hit, the buildings were damaged, and things like chandeliers or objects on shelves fell down and broke, possibly hurting somebody. There were also some cracks on the walls too. There were especially a lot of damage at the Kampung village near the epicenter.
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Hyun Jin, this is a very fine posting about the Earthquake. You have written it well, included many fine points, and really addressed the social studies standards in a complete manner. Nice work here, Hyun Jin.
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