1. Cause
   1. Techtonic movement
      1. plates
         1. jam
         2. stress builds up
         3. stress releases
         4. plates slip
         5. earthquake
2. types
   1. shallow
      1. focus
         1. close to surface
         2. < 80KM deep
   2. Subduction zones
      1. intermediate
      2. deep
3. Global distribution
   1. plate boundaries
      1. plates
         1. converge
         2. diverge
         3. slide past
      2. Pacific Ring of Fire
      3. Mediterranean-Asiatic belt
   2. Japan
      1. Most earthquake prone
   3. San Andreaus Fault Line
4. examples
   1. Kobe
      1. 5000 deaths
      2. €31 billion
      3. 1995
   2. Turkey
      1. 20,000 deaths
      2. €7 billion
      3. 1999