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Paleoseismology
Branch of seismology concerned with ancient earthquakes. Clues which indicate seismic activities in the geologic past are used to date and determine the effects of those earthquakes.
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Earthquake Geology and Paleoseismology [New Window]
Geological effects of earthquakes on the crust and landscape, with studies of prehistoric earthquake activity using geological evidence.
Puget lowland paleoseismology [New Window]
Homepage for a paleoseismic field study of the geologic record of prehistoric earthquakes in the Puget Lowland region to evaluate seismic hazards with links to an atlas and reports on historic earthquakes in the Washington and Oregon area.
Earthquake Hazards Program external research support [New Window]
Abstracts, program announcements and descriptions of projects funded by the external research program.


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