The island of Guam is 30 miles (50 km) long and 4 to 12 miles (6 to 19 km) wide, 3⁄4 the size of Singapore. The island experiences occasional earthquakes due to its location on the western edge of the Pacific Plate and near the Philippine Sea Plate. In recent years, earthquakes with epicenters near Guam have had magnitudes ranging from 5.0 to 8.7. Unlike the Anatahan volcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam is not volcanically active. However, due to its proximity to Anatahan, vog (i.e. volcanic smog) does occasionally affect Guam. COUNT 3
QSN1 How many miles is Guam across? ANS1 30 miles QSN2 What natural disaster that is not predictable does Guam have to worry about? ANS2 earthquakes QSN3 Due to Guam being so close to Anatahan, what dod they have to worry about? ANS3 volcanic smog