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Easton
5801 Main Avenue
Bow, Washington 98232
March 21, 2009
Mr. Barack Obama
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama:
I want to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to work on the Musical Plates
Project. This project became more exciting and fun on a daily basis, as I was able to
identify specific earthquake’s demonstrating more movement than other’s, from around
the globe.
The enclosed data represents the majority of earthquake activity coming from
Indonesia, as compared to the rest of the world. Even more of an interesting find was
the capturing of 34 earthquake motions taking place within a 23 hour timeframe. The
reason being; the country of Indonesia mainly sits on the plate boundaries between the
Australian, and Eurasian plates, grinding against or pulling away from one another.
The data showing that Indonesia has been prone to earthquakes is indicative of
movement at the plate boundaries. This to mean that if either the Eurasian or
Australian plates are moving, and whichever of the plates touch the one that is moving,
is were another earthquake can occur.
Earthquake movement and volcanic activity is also a relationship I have been
researching, and it does appear these two forces correlate. Volcanoes are made at plate
boundaries and earthquakes are usually triggered when a volcano is being formed. They
are formed by two plates that are converging at a subduction zone.
I have determined that the quantity of earthquakes occurring is due to a creation of a
new volcano. The volcano is being created somewhere in Indonesia on the plate
boundary between the Eurasian and Australian plates. The plates are converging
together; in this case, it is one continental plate and one oceanic plate converging at a
subduction zone.
In closing, thank you again for this opportunity. I am confident that the data will
provide valuable insight as why, and how earthquakes become excitable, and the
correlation between natural forces becoming energized by the other.
[Recipient Name]
March 23, 2009
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Sincerely,
Easton
Junior Earthquake Investigator