The Guardian Liberty Voice, an online newspaper, published an article about an earthquake that hit the coast of Chile on Monday, quoting Michigan Tech earthquake experts.
Earthquake Rocks Coastal Chile
In heavily populated areas, these magnitude earthquakes can cause extensive damage. According to Michigan Tech University, tremblors of a magnitude 6 or higher, occur about 100 times each year, throughout the world.
HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) Ford Motor Company donated $10,000 to Michigan Tech.
The money is enabling middle school students to take part in the Junior Women in Engineering Scholarship program.
Eighth grade student Emma White from Indiana says she’s been interested in STEM fields for quite sometime.
“I really wanted to try it and see what the different engineering fields were because I didn’t know much about them,” White said.