For College Students
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Organization | Topics | Content Types | Level |
100% Chance of an Earthquake — Earthquake statistics. | |||
USGS | Statistics Prediction Basics | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
About Earthquakes — descriptions and graphics of earthquakes and their effects | |||
Univ. of Nevada, Reno | Seismic waves Plate tectonics Photos, Earthquake Magnitudes Intensity Effects, Earthquake Earth structure Basics | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Animations for Earthquake Terms and Concepts — Flash animations illustrating basic earthquake terms and concepts. | |||
USGS | Education resources Basics | College Elementary school General Audience High School Middle School | |
Become an Earthquake Scientist — What does a geophysicist do? What do you need to study in school to become a geophysicist? What are the opportunities? | |||
USGS | Careers | ![]() | Middle School High School College |
Birth of the Himalayas — brief description of the origin of the Himalaya Mountains | |||
NOVA | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics | ![]() | General Audience College |
Brief History of Seismology to 1910 — brief description of history of seismology | |||
UC Santa Barbara | History-Earthquakes, Seismology | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
California Earthquake Overview — slide show of geological history of California and earthquakes 1769 to 2000 | |||
Golden State Museum | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Seismicity | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
California Subduction Rocks — A photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California. | |||
About Geology | Crustal deformation Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Field trips - virtual, real Plate tectonics Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes | ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Can It Happen Here? — Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States? | |||
USGS | Tsunamis Societal Effects Preparedness Prediction Hazards Effects, Earthquake Deaths from Earthquakes Damage from Earthquakes | ![]() | College General Audience High School Middle School |
Continents in Collision: Pangea Ultima — short news piece with images | |||
NASA | Crustal deformation Plate tectonics | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Cool Earthquake Facts — fascinating earthquake facts | |||
USGS | Basics Earthquake facts | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Demonstrations of Geophysical Principles Applicable to the Properties and Processes of the Earth's Interior — demonstrations with photos and graphics | |||
SUNY Binghamton | Education resources Earth structure Basics Lessons online | ![]() ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Depth of Earthquakes — one-page plot and explanation | |||
Berkeley | Maps Locations | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Designing Structures to Perform Well During an Earthquake — discussion and lesson plans | |||
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) | Lessons online Education resources Engineering, Earthquake Basics | ![]() ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Determining the Depth of an Earthquake — brief discussion on depths of earthquakes | |||
USGS | Locating Earthquakes Locations | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Digital Online Geology - Earthquakes — Online version of "Earthquakes" by Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, and Dennis Tasa. This informative chapter about earthquakes has images, text, quizzes, and narrated animations explaining what happens when earthquakes occur. | |||
TASA Graphic Arts | Basics Books Damage from Earthquakes Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Intensity Locating Earthquakes Locations Magnitudes Plate tectonics Prediction Seismic waves Shaking | ![]() ![]() ![]() | College High School |
Discover Our Earth — interactive lessons on earthquake basics, locations, magnitudes and more! | |||
Cornell University | Plate tectonics Maps Magnitudes Locations Locating Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Basics | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | General Audience College High School |
Discover Our Earth — Portal for teachers and students for learning the basics about earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, topography, and sea level changes. | |||
USGS & DLESE | Plate tectonics Lessons online Basics | ![]() ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Downloadable Freeware — (Mac only) plate tectonic animations, orogeny, Our Dynamic Planet, Origins of Life | |||
UC Santa Barbara | Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Early History of Seismometry (to 1900), The — history of various instruments throughout the history of seismology | |||
USGS | History-Earthquakes, Seismology | ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Earth Science Course Notes & Graphics — Professor Steve Dutch's excellent online resources for earth sciences with great images for teaching; all the goodies are behind the "Notes" links | |||
Univ. of Wisconsin | Basics Earth structure Education resources Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Geology Plate tectonics Rock mechanics | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
Earth Science Education Activities — a wealth of excellent hands-on activities for teaching about earthquakes, volcanoes, seismic waves, plate tectonics, earth structure, seismic waves, convection, seismometers and more! | |||
Purdue Univ. | Shaking Seismic waves Preparedness Plate tectonics Magnitudes Locations Locating Earthquakes Lessons online Intensity Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Hazards Geology Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Engineering, Earthquake Effects, Earthquake Education resources Earth structure Basics | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
Earth Science Explorer — virtual museum | |||
NASA | Basics Earth structure History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School College |
Earth's Crust, The — how thick is the Earth's crust? | |||
USGS | Maps Earth structure | ![]() | General Audience College |
Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics — overview with good graphics and lots of details | |||
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) | Plate tectonics Earth structure Basics | ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College Middle School |
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow Download — a complete PowerPoint show for the basics | |||
USGS | Photos, Earthquake Effects, Earthquake Earth structure Damage from Earthquakes Basics Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Locating Earthquakes Maps Plate tectonics Seismic waves | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow online — preview of the complete PowerPoint show for the basics | |||
USGS | Basics Earth structure Effects, Earthquake Earthquake facts Photos, Earthquake Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Locating Earthquakes Plate tectonics Seismic waves | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Earthquake Booms, Seneca Guns, and Other Sounds — An examination of strange and unexplained sounds that are sometimes heard accompanying earthquakes. | |||
USGS | Effects, Earthquake | ![]() | College General Audience High School |
Earthquake Effects in Kobe, Japan — discussion and lots of photos and images of the effects of the Kobe, Japan earthquake | |||
Univ. of Nevada, Reno | Effects, Earthquake Basics Photos, Earthquake Hazards Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Shaking | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Earthquake Prediction Information — short overview | |||
University of Washington | Prediction | ![]() | General Audience High School College |
Earthquake Prediction, Societal Implications — technical paper | |||
journal Reviews of Geophysics | Prediction | ![]() | College General Audience |
Earthquake Statistics — Frequency of different magnitude earthquakes, number of earthquakes per year, etc. | |||
USGS | Statistics Earthquake facts | ![]() | Elementary school College General Audience High School Middle School |
Earthquakes — general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication | |||
USGS | Effects, Earthquake Basics History-Earthquakes, Seismology Prediction Seismicity | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Earthquakes by Bruce A. Bolt Online Companion — links related to subjects covered in book | |||
W.H. Freeman & Co. | Basics Books Historic Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Magnitudes Plate tectonics Prediction Tsunamis | ![]() | College |
Earthquakes Cannot Be Predicted — technical paper | |||
journal Science | Prediction | ![]() | College General Audience |
Earthquakes in the Midwestern and Eastern US?! — summary of earthquakes in the Central and Eastern US | |||
Univ. of Nevada, Reno | Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Seismicity | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Earthquakes! — description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey | |||
The Why Files | Basics Damage from Earthquakes Deaths from Earthquakes Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Photos, Earthquake Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Hazards Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Maps Plate tectonics Prediction Seismic waves | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
EarthScience Center, The — the USGS consulted on this interactive web-based learning module developed by Logal Software Co,; excellent learning tool for earthquake location, magnitude, distribution and forecasting, Plug-in required that works on PCs and MacOS9 only | |||
USGS & Riverdeep | Seismicity Magnitudes Locations Basics | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Essentials of Geology Animations — A collection of animations describing concepts of geology | |||
W.W. Norton and Company | Geology Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Earth structure Crustal deformation Plate tectonics Seismic waves | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Exploring Earthquakes in Space and Time Through the Internet and GIS — GIS-related earthquake lesson plan | |||
USGS & Rocky Mountain Mapping Center | Seismicity Locations Lessons online GIS Education resources | ![]() | High School College |
Exploring the Dynamic Earth: GIS Investigations in the Earth Sciences — book with high quality lessons with maps, images, instructor's manual, teaching tips, etc. | |||
www.brookscole.com | Books Education resources GIS | ![]() | High School College |
Exploring the Earth — interactively see the effect of media velocity on reflection and refraction of seismic waves, rotate Africa back to South America, Snell's Law | |||
Univ. of Utah | Seismic waves Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Fault Animations — animations illustrating the three main types of faults | |||
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Faults — photos and graphics of fault types | |||
Univ. of Leeds | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() | General Audience Middle School High School College |
Flinn-Engdahl Regions — description of regions used to identify locations of earthquakes world-wide | |||
USGS | Locations Maps | ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Forces of Nature — companion to the "Forces of Nature" IMAX movie about Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Hurricanes and Tornadoes; interactive learning plus lesson plans for the classroom | |||
National Geographic | Lessons online Education resources Books Basics | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Garlock Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the Garlock fault | |||
JPL/NASA | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() | High School General Audience Elementary school College Middle School |
Geological Online Exhibits — geologic time scale, plate tectonics animation, and more! | |||
UC Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley | Basics Geology | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Geological Processes & Structures — animations of various types | |||
Earth Science Australia | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Earth structure | ![]() | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
Geology Central — links to resources for Geology and Geophysics | |||
Geology Central | Basics Education resources Field trips - virtual, real | ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Geology Lesson Plans — includes all earth sciences | |||
AskERIC | Basics Geology | ![]() | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
geologylink — geology in the news, links to resources, virtual field trips, virtual classroom | |||
Houghton Mifflin Company College Division | Basics Field trips - virtual, real Geology | ![]() | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
Geophysics Course Resources on the Internet — list of online course resources for undergraduate and graduate levels | |||
Univ. of Houston | Basics Geology | ![]() ![]() ![]() | College |
GETIT (Geoscience Education Through Interactive Technology) — software you can order that uses real data | |||
Cambrian Systems, Inc. | Locations | ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Global Earthquake Explorer, The — easy tool for non-seismologists to retrieve, display and analyze seismic data | |||
Univ. of South Carolina, IRIS | Magnitudes Locations Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Seismic waves | ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Great Quakes — description, graphics and animations about seismic waves, locations of earthquakes, effects, and earthquake engineering | |||
Discovery Online | Basics Engineering, Earthquake Hazards | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
GSA Free Teacher Resources — A good resource for educators that includes lesson plans, info on state standards, awards, and reading suggestions | |||
Geological Society of America | Geology Education resources Basics Hazards Lessons online Plate tectonics | ![]() | High School Elementary school College Middle School |
Hazards 101, Earthquake — The basics of how the USGS National Earthquake Hazard Maps are made. | |||
USGS | Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Forces Hazards Shaking | ![]() | General Audience College |
High Quality Earthquake Animations — Simulations of earthquake ruptures that were run on the supercomputers at Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing Research | |||
USGS | Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Modeling Seismic waves Shaking | ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Historical Earthquake Theories — collection of historical earthquake theories and myths | |||
Univ. of Vienna | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Historic Earthquakes Myths | ![]() | High School General Audience College |
How much bigger is a magnitude 8.7 earthquake than a magnitude 5.8 earthquake? — How to compare magnitude and energy. With "Try It Yourself" Calculator. | |||
USGS | Magnitudes | ![]() ![]() ![]() | College General Audience High School Middle School |
Ideas for Activities Using Live Seismograms — ideas for how to use real-time earthquake information in the classroom | |||
USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory | Education resources Lessons online Seismic waves | ![]() | High School College |
Incorp. Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) Education webpage — resources and opportunities for educators | |||
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) | Seismicity Seismic waves Earth structure | ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College Middle School |
Inside Geology - Chapter 10: Earthquakes — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
Houghton Mifflin Company College Division | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Historic Earthquakes Hazards Education resources Books Basics Preparedness | ![]() | College |
Inside Geology - Chapter 11: Geophysical Properties of Planet Earth — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
Houghton Mifflin Company College Division | Earth structure Basics Education resources | ![]() | College |
Inside Geology - Chapter 12: Plate Tectonics: Creating Oceans and Continents — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
Houghton Mifflin Company College Division | Education resources Plate tectonics | ![]() | College |
Inside Geology - Chapter 9: Folds, Faults and Mountains — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
Houghton Mifflin Company College Division | Books Education resources Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() | College |
Investigating Earthquakes Through Regional Seismicity — excellent graphics, animations and activities | |||
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS | Education resources Basics Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Lessons online Seismicity | ![]() ![]() ![]() | General Audience College High School |
Is the reliable prediction of individual earthquakes a realistic scientific goal? — Seven-week debate involving many authors and their views | |||
journal of Nature | Prediction | ![]() | College General Audience |
Jules Verne Voyager and Jules Verne Voyager, Jr. — an interactive map tool that enables students and scientists to better understand the relationships between geophysical and geological processes, structures, and measurements with high-precision GPS data. These are Javascript based tools. | |||
UNAVCO | Seismicity Plate tectonics Maps | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Landers Earthquake Rupture Movie — animation of the rupture on the Landers fault | |||
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() | High School General Audience Elementary school College Middle School |
Life Along the Faultline — lots of resources, information, activities and graphics concerning earthquakes in California | |||
Exploratorium | Basics Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Listening to Earthquakes — music and earthquakes have something in common! | |||
USGS | Seismic waves | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Making a Shake Table — discussion and lesson plans | |||
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) | Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Shaking | ![]() | High School College |
Men & Women of Seismology, The — biographies and photos of famous seismologists | |||
USGS | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Careers People | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker — Push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape | |||
PBS | Basics History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
NGDC - Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC — Data, images, kids quizzes, and maps from geologic hazards as well as slide shows available for order | |||
National Geophysical Data Center | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Hazards Tsunamis | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
On the Move: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics — description of plate tectonic history and mechanics | |||
NASA | Plate tectonics Basics | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
One-page Information Sheets on Earthquake Topics — one-page information sheets about various earthquake topics | |||
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) | Basics Education resources | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Our Dynamic Plate CD-ROM — CD-ROM you can order | |||
UC Santa Barbara | Education resources Maps Plate tectonics | ![]() | High School College |
PaleoMap Project — plate tectonics, earth history, climate history, lesson plans, software, and more | |||
UT Arlington | Education resources History-Earthquakes, Seismology Maps Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() ![]() | College |
Papers from an NAS Colloquium on "Earthquake Prediction: The Scientific Challenge" — excellent collection of downloadable papers | |||
National Academy of Sciences | Prediction | ![]() | College General Audience |
Photos of Faults and Fault Zone Features — photos | |||
Univ. of Oregon | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Plate Reconstruction Service — calculate plate tectonic reconstructions of any age back to 150 My | |||
Ocean Drilling Stratigraphic Network (ODSN) | Maps Plate tectonics | ![]() | College |
Plate Tectonics Animations — awesome animations | |||
U.S. National Park Service & USGS | Plate tectonics | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Plate Tectonics, Their Cause — graphics and brief summary | |||
Univ. of Nevada, Reno | Crustal deformation Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Maps Plate tectonics | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Predicting Earthquakes — short overview | |||
USGS | Prediction | ![]() | General Audience College High School |
Ray Tracing Animations — animations for various earth models and types of seismic reflections and refractions | |||
Washington Univ. | Seismic waves | ![]() | College |
San Andreas Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the San Andreas Fault | |||
JPL/NASA | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. San Andreas Fault | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
San Andreas Fault, The — overview of the San Andreas Fault, online USGS general interest publication | |||
USGS | Basics Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology San Andreas Fault | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Savage Earth, The — slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animations | |||
PBS | Basics Engineering, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Prediction Seismic waves Tsunamis | ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Science Explained, The — links to popular science articles about earthquake research | |||
USGS | Basics Crustal deformation Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Education resources Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Geology Hazards Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Locations Magnitudes Modeling Plate tectonics Prediction Rock mechanics Seismicity Statistics | ![]() | General Audience College |
Science of Earthquakes, The — links to various webpages with basic earthquake science info | |||
USGS | Basics | ![]() | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
Science of Tsunami Hazards - International Journal — Collection of downloadable journal articles in PDF format. | |||
Tsunami Society | Tsunamis | ![]() | College |
Seismic Waves — graphics to explain different types of seismic waves | |||
UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan | Seismic waves | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Seismic/Eruption — A free program (PC) you can download for the visualization of seismicity and volcanic activity in space and time | |||
SUNY Binghamton | Seismicity | ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes — brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes | |||
USGS | Seismic waves Networks Locating Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Seismology Teaching Resources — Educational page with seismo links, diagrams, animations, and other teaching resources. | |||
Arizona State University | Education resources Earth structure Crustal deformation Hazards Seismic waves | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School College |
Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure, An Introduction to — online companion to the textbook by Seth Stein and Michael Wysession with electronic versions of all images and access to homework problems and solutions; also includes errata | |||
Blackwell Publishing | Education resources Earth structure Books Basics Plate tectonics Seismic waves | ![]() ![]() | College General Audience |
Severity of an Earthquake, The — measuring earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication | |||
USGS | Magnitudes Intensity Hazards | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Soil & Earthquakes — explains liquefaction | |||
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) | Lessons online Education resources Earth structure | ![]() | High School College |
Southern California Integrated GPS Network Education Module — excellent graphics, animations and activities | |||
USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) | Plate tectonics GPS Education resources Basics | ![]() ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Table-Top Earthquakes — USGS Open-File Report 98-767 (online) | |||
USGS | Education resources Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() | High School College |
TASA Graphic Arts, Inc. — Plate Tectonics and How the Earth Works, The Theory of Plate Tectonics CDROMS, and more you can order | |||
TASA Graphic Arts, Inc. | Education resources Lessons online Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Tectonic Applications - Plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes — Definitions, explanations, and animations of advanced plate tectonics terms | |||
USGS EROS | Basics Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Hazards Modeling Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() | College General Audience High School Middle School |
Tectonic Geomorphology: Figures — Figures from the book "Tectonic Geomorphology" by Douglas W. Burbank and Robert S. Anderson | |||
Institute for Crustal Studies | Earth structure Books Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() | College |
The Parkfield Experiment — attempting to predict a Parkfield, CA earthquake | |||
USGS | Prediction Parkfield | ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College |
The Richter Scale — An interactive demonstration of calculating the magnitude of an earthquake based on amplitude and S and P wave locations | |||
Scripps Institution of Oceanography | Magnitudes Basics | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
The Wave that Shook the World — Online companion to the NOVA broadcast with excellent animations, Q&A, images, and lesson plans for teachers. | |||
PBS-NOVA | Books Effects, Earthquake Historic Earthquakes Lessons online Preparedness Tsunamis | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | College General Audience High School |
Theory of the Earth — online book on the science of earthquakes | |||
Caltech | Tsunamis Plate tectonics Books Basics | ![]() ![]() | College |
This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics — excellent comprehensive overview of plate tectonics with excellent graphics, online USGS general interest publication | |||
USGS | Basics History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Today in Earthquake History — what happened today in earthquake history | |||
USGS | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Historic Earthquakes Earthquake facts | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Tour of San Andreas Fault in the San Francisco Bay Area — virtual field trip | |||
Stanford | Field trips - virtual, real Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. San Andreas Fault | ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Tour of the Calavaras Fault — virtual field trip | |||
Stanford Exploration Project | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Field trips - virtual, real San Andreas Fault | ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Tour of the Hayward Fault — virtual field trip | |||
Calstate Hayward | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Field trips - virtual, real | ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Tour of the Kentucky River Fault Zone — virtual field trip | |||
Univ. of Kentucky | Field trips - virtual, real Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Tour of the Site of the Loma Prieta Earthquake — virtual field trip | |||
UC Santa Cruz | San Andreas Fault Plate tectonics Historic Earthquakes Hazards Field trips - virtual, real Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Effects, Earthquake | ![]() ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Travel Time Information & Calculator — Choose a seismic station location and a recent earthquake, and see how long it takes different types of seismic waves to travel from the epicenter to your station. Travel time curve and other phase information. | |||
USGS | Locating Earthquakes Earth structure Seismic waves | ![]() | High School College |
Tsunamis — short news piece with images | |||
The Why Files | Effects, Earthquake Tsunamis | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
UPSeis Seismology Questions Answered — magnitudes, research, locations, seismic waves, and all the basics explained, as well as preparedness and hazards | |||
UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan | Basics Effects, Earthquake Hazards Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
USGS and Science Education, The — webpages, links, booklets, maps, fact sheets, classroom lessons, etc. online and to order, mostly free | |||
USGS | Basics Careers Education resources Lessons online | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
USGS General Interest Publications — online and to order on a variety of subjects | |||
USGS | Basics | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
USGS Map Catalog: Earthquakes-Volcanoes-Landslides — Purchase maps based on earthquake, volcano, and landslide hazards | |||
USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center | Plate tectonics Maps Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Earth structure Seismicity | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
USGS Maps Booklet — online USGS general interest publication | |||
USGS | Basics Maps | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School College |
UTIG : GK-12 Program — lesson plans for earthquakes, tsunamis, plate tectonics, and more | |||
Univ. of Texas, Austin | Lessons online Education resources Basics Plate tectonics Tsunamis | ![]() | Middle School High School College |
Virtual Earthquake & Other Labs — you're the scientist, and you have to locate the earthquake and determine the magnitude | |||
Calstate LA | Seismic waves Magnitudes Locating Earthquakes Geology Education resources | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School College |
Virtual Earthquake Engineering — interactive demonstration of the effects of earthquake retrofitting | |||
S. Illinois Univ. | Engineering, Earthquake | ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Virtual Plate Reconstructions — exploration of plate tectonics | |||
Univ. of Kentucky | Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() | High School College |
Volcano World's Activities for Plate Tectonics — slide-style coverage of the basics | |||
Univ. of North Dakota | Basics Education resources Geology Lessons online Plate tectonics | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
Wallace Creek Interpretive Trail Guide — Interactive online trail guide to Wallace Creek site on the San Andreas Fault | |||
USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
What on Earth is Plate Tectonics? — excellent presentation with vivid graphics | |||
USGS & U.S. National Park Service | Plate tectonics Earth structure | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |