Calibri 11 pt font double spaced. The sources must be from credible sources and a minimum of 4 articles, books, oficial records. This paper must identify the following characteristics of hazards: location of earthquakes, intensity, frequency, and probability of it, the analysis of exposure and vulnerability, including the physical, social, health, environmental and economic dimensions and MUST INCLUDE THE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVAILING AND ALTERNATIVE COPING CAPACITIES CONCERNING LIKE RISKSCENERIO OF AN EARTHQUAKE.