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100% Chance of an Earthquake — Earthquake statistics.
USGSStatistics
Prediction
Basics
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire — An online exhibit of information and images from the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Bancroft Library, UC BerkeleyDamage from Earthquakes
San Andreas Fault
Photos, Earthquake
Effects, Earthquake
Societal Effects
Info
Graphics
General Audience

A Comparison of Two Bay Area Earthquakes: 1989 v. 1906 — Investigate the shaking intensity and magnitude of these two earthquakes.
USGSEffects, Earthquake
Intensity
Lessons online
Magnitudes
San Andreas Fault
Graphics
Lesson Plans
High School

A Walk through Time — A history of time through the ages.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physics LaboratoryHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Time Information
Info
General Audience
High School

About Earthquakes — descriptions and graphics of earthquakes and their effects
Univ. of Nevada, RenoSeismic waves
Plate tectonics
Photos, Earthquake
Magnitudes
Intensity
Effects, Earthquake
Earth structure
Basics
Lesson Plans
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Animation of P, S & Surface Waves — seismic wave animations
San Diego State Univ.Seismic waves
Locating Earthquakes
Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
Basics
Interactive
Info
High School
General Audience

Animations for Earthquake Terms and Concepts — Flash animations illustrating basic earthquake terms and concepts.
USGSEducation resources
Basics
College
Elementary school
General Audience
High School
Middle School

Be an Earthquake Detective — Information on seismographs.
MCEER

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?
USGSCareers
Info
Middle School
High School
College

Big Rocks, Little Rocks (PDF) — use cookies to demonstrate erosion and its effects
USGSEarth structure
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Big Squeeze, The (PDF) — use crayon shavings to show how rocks are formed from other rocks, heat, and pressure
USGSEarth structure
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Bigger Faults Make Bigger EQ's — three different rope lengths are used to demonstrate how a fault ruptures in an EQ and why bigger faults make bigger EQ's
USGSMagnitudes
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Birth of the Himalayas — brief description of the origin of the Himalaya Mountains
NOVAHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Plate tectonics
Info
General Audience
College

Brief History of Seismology to 1910 — brief description of history of seismology
UC Santa BarbaraHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Building a Shake Table — Instructions to build a simple shake table.
MCEER

California Earthquake Overview — slide show of geological history of California and earthquakes 1769 to 2000
Golden State MuseumHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Seismicity
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

California Subduction Rocks — A photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California.
About GeologyCrustal deformation
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Field trips - virtual, real
Plate tectonics
Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

Can Animals Sense Earthquakes? — The belief that animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries...
National GeographicMyths
Info
General Audience

Can It Happen Here? — Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States?
USGSTsunamis
Societal Effects
Preparedness
Prediction
Hazards
Effects, Earthquake
Deaths from Earthquakes
Damage from Earthquakes
Info
College
General Audience
High School
Middle School

Can We Predict Earthquakes? PodCast — Scientist Mike Blanpied discusses the science of earthquake prediction.
USGSPrediction
Info
General Audience

Casualty (Fatality) Totals, A Note About — One-pager explaining why the numbers vary on different list.
USGSDeaths from Earthquakes
Societal Effects
Statistics
Info
General Audience

Central & Eastern US Fact Sheets, See also — 2-page information sheets for a general audience
USGSNew Madrid Seismic Zone
Info
General Audience

Children, Stress, and Natural Disasters — teachers guide to helping children deal with disasters
Univ of Illinois ExtensionPreparedness
Lesson Plans
Info
General Audience
Elementary school

Coloring Pages to Print — Earthquake-related coloring pages to print out and color
USGSBasics
Fun & Games
Graphics
Interactive
Elementary school

Constructing Earthquake-Proof Buildings — construct a model building and test it
DiscoverySchool.comEngineering, Earthquake
Modeling
Lesson Plans
Middle School

Continental Drift — investigate the plate motions given various clues to past configurations
DiscoverySchool.comHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Lessons online
Plate tectonics
Lesson Plans
Middle School

Continents in Collision: Pangea Ultima — short news piece with images
NASACrustal deformation
Plate tectonics
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Continents on the Move — How do we know that continents are still moving?
PBS-NovaPlate tectonics
Info
General Audience

Converting UTC to local US time — Table of all possible conversions from UTC to local US time.
NOAATime Information
Info
General Audience

Cool Earthquake Facts — fascinating earthquake facts
USGSBasics
Earthquake facts
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Create Your Own Tsunami — Homemade simulation of a tsunami.
MCEER

Current Local Time Anywhere — Will display the current local time anywhere. It has a list of countries and major cities.
Chaos Software Group, IncTime Information
Info
General Audience

Damaging Earthquakes in the United States (1750 - 1996) — Locations of damaging earthquakes in the United States
USGSDamage from Earthquakes
Info
General Audience

Deaths from Earthquakes in the United States — Deaths from earhquakes in the United States.
USGSDeaths from Earthquakes
Info
General Audience

Demonstrations of Geophysical Principles Applicable to the Properties and Processes of the Earth's Interior — demonstrations with photos and graphics
SUNY BinghamtonEducation resources
Earth structure
Basics
Lessons online
Lesson Plans
Info
Graphics
High School
College

Depth of Earthquakes — one-page plot and explanation
BerkeleyMaps
Locations
Info
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
Lesson Plans
Interactive
Info
High School
College

Determining Danger (PDF) — identify potential hazards in your immediate environment and take action to increase safety
USGSHazards
Preparedness
Societal Effects
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Determining the Depth of an Earthquake — brief discussion on depths of earthquakes
USGSLocating Earthquakes
Locations
Info
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 ArtsBasics
Books
Damage from Earthquakes
Effects, Earthquake
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Intensity
Locating Earthquakes
Locations
Magnitudes
Plate tectonics
Prediction
Seismic waves
Shaking
Graphics
Info
Lesson Plans
College
High School

Discover Our Earth — interactive lessons on earthquake basics, locations, magnitudes and more!
Cornell UniversityPlate tectonics
Maps
Magnitudes
Locations
Locating Earthquakes
Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Education resources
Basics
Lesson Plans
Interactive
Info
Graphics
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 & DLESEPlate tectonics
Lessons online
Basics
Lesson Plans
Interactive
Graphics
High School
College

Downloadable Freeware — (Mac only) plate tectonic animations, orogeny, Our Dynamic Planet, Origins of Life
UC Santa BarbaraPlate tectonics
Interactive
Graphics
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Early History of Seismometry (to 1900), The — history of various instruments throughout the history of seismology
USGSHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Info
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

Earth Egg (PDF) — use eggs to represent the Earth plates, discussions about remote shearing, plate tectonics, and earth structure
USGSEarth structure
Plate tectonics
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Earth Puzzle — part of a larger publication
ScrippsBasics
Earth structure
Plate tectonics
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience

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 WisconsinBasics
Earth structure
Education resources
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Geology
Plate tectonics
Rock mechanics
Info
Graphics
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
Lesson Plans
Graphics
Middle School
High School
Elementary school
College

Earth Science Explorer — virtual museum
NASABasics
Earth structure
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Plate tectonics
Graphics
Info
Middle School
High School
College

Earth Science Lesson Plans — variety of activities from Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology website
BerkeleyHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Plate tectonics
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

Earth Science Lessons — lessons developed by an elementary school teacher, but good for all ages, slide-style with color diagrams and photographs
Univ. of North DakotaEducation resources
Earth structure
Basics
Geology
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Lessons online
Plate tectonics
Lesson Plans
Graphics
Middle School

Earth Science World Records — description and graphics of plate tectonics, earthquakes, and more
Extreme ScienceEarthquake facts
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Plate tectonics
Graphics
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience

Earth Sciences Lesson Plans — not really earthquakes, but great lesson plans for K-4
NESEN - Lessons for Earth Systems EducationBasics
Geology
Tsunamis
Lesson Plans
Elementary school
High School
Middle School

Earth's Crust, The — how thick is the Earth's crust?
USGSMaps
Earth structure
Graphics
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
Info
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College
Middle School

Earth's Interior Minerals — how can EQ's tell us what is inside the earth?
USGSGeology
Earth structure
Lesson Plans
Middle School
Elementary school

Earth's Layers, The — slide-show type presentation
Univ. of North DakotaBasics
Earth structure
Geology
Graphics
Elementary school

Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow Download — a complete PowerPoint show for the basics
USGSPhotos, 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
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow online — preview of the complete PowerPoint show for the basics
USGSBasics
Earth structure
Effects, Earthquake
Earthquake facts
Photos, Earthquake
Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Locating Earthquakes
Plate tectonics
Seismic waves
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Earthquake ABC: A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings — by kids for kids, with a special section for parents and teachers
USGSBasics
Info
Graphics
Elementary school

Earthquake Accounts by Famous People — personal accounts of earthquake experiences
UC Santa BarbaraHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience

Earthquake Booms, Seneca Guns, and Other Sounds — An examination of strange and unexplained sounds that are sometimes heard accompanying earthquakes.
USGSEffects, Earthquake
Info
College
General Audience
High School

Earthquake Crossword — online activity
KidCrosswords.comBasics
Education resources
Fun & Games
Interactive
Elementary school

Earthquake Density Maps for the United States — Maps of the average number of Earthquakes per year, magnitude 5 and Greater, all depths, for the United States.
USGSSeismicity
Info
General Audience

Earthquake Density Maps for the World — Maps of average number of earthquake per year, magnitude 5.0 and greater, for the World. Maps are grouped by depth intervals.
USGSStatistics
Seismicity
Maps
Magnitudes
Graphics
Info
General Audience

Earthquake Education Services — lesson plans, information on Wasatch Front
Univ. of UtahHazards
Education resources
Basics
Lessons online
Preparedness
Lesson Plans
Middle School
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, RenoEffects, Earthquake
Basics
Photos, Earthquake
Hazards
Historic Earthquakes
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Shaking
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Earthquake Facts & Earthquake Fantasy — Companion to "Earthquakes, Megaquakes, and the Movies"
USGSSocietal Effects
Effects, Earthquake
Myths
Earthquake facts
Info
Graphics
General Audience
High School
Middle School

Earthquake Hazards on the Island of Hawaii — summary of earthquake hazards in Hawaii
USGSEffects, Earthquake
Photos, Earthquake
Historic Earthquakes
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience

Earthquake Model — earthquake recurrence, size, and prediction demonstration instructions, brick & sandpaper model
USGSBasics
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Prediction
Info
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

Earthquake Monitoring — explore the history behind earthquake monitoring; list of additional readings and links also included
USGSInstrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Basics
Info
Middle School
High School

Earthquake Practice Quiz — online quiz
Florida Intl. Univ.Basics
Education resources
Lessons online
Interactive
Middle School
High School

Earthquake Prediction Information — short overview
University of WashingtonPrediction
Info
General Audience
High School
College

Earthquake Prediction, Societal Implications — technical paper
journal Reviews of GeophysicsPrediction
Info
College
General Audience

Earthquake Preparedness: What Every Childcare Provider Should Know — PDF file with tips for younger children
FEMAPreparedness
Info
Elementary school
General Audience

Earthquake Quiz — online quiz
UC Santa BarbaraEducation resources
Basics
Interactive
Fun & Games
Middle School
High School

Earthquake Quiz — online quiz
Univ. of HoustonBasics
Education resources
Info
Interactive
Middle School
High School

Earthquake Quiz (PDF) — PDF file to print
Teacher VisionBasics
Lesson Plans
Middle School

Earthquake Science Explained — A series of short articles for students, teachers, and parents originally published as weekly features in The San Francisco Chronicle. This USGS General Information Product presents some of the new understanding gained and scientific advances made in the century since the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
USGSBasics
Effects, Earthquake
Engineering, Earthquake
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Hazards
Paleoseismology
Preparedness
San Andreas Fault
Seismic waves
Trenching
Info
Middle School
High School
Elementary school
General Audience

Earthquake Statistics — Frequency of different magnitude earthquakes, number of earthquakes per year, etc.
USGSStatistics
Earthquake facts
Info
Elementary school
College
General Audience
High School
Middle School

Earthquake Unit — six challenges with lesson plans, online activities, and links to resources about the basics, earthquake probabilities, preparedness, earthquakes in the past, and seismic waves
San Francisco USDLessons online
Hazards
Education resources
Basics
Preparedness
Seismic waves
Lesson Plans
Interactive
Graphics
Middle School

Earthquakes — general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication
USGSEffects, Earthquake
Basics
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Prediction
Seismicity
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Earthquakes — slide-show type presentation
Tech Museum of InnovationBasics
Damage from Earthquakes
Earth structure
Effects, Earthquake
Photos, Earthquake
Historic Earthquakes
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
Locating Earthquakes
Magnitudes
Nuclear explosions
Plate tectonics
Preparedness
Seismic waves
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience

Earthquakes & All Shook Up — design and build an earthquake-proof structure
Newton's AppleEngineering, Earthquake
Education resources
Lessons online
Lesson Plans
Middle School

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics — Explains the theory of earthquakes and plate tectonics.
USGSPlate tectonics
Info
General Audience

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
Info
College

Earthquakes Cannot Be Predicted — technical paper
journal SciencePrediction
Info
College
General Audience

Earthquakes in the Midwestern and Eastern US?! — summary of earthquakes in the Central and Eastern US
Univ. of Nevada, RenoHistoric Earthquakes
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Seismicity
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Earthquakes in the United States, Magnitude 7 and Greater — List of earthquakes, by state, magnitude 7.0 and greater.
USGSHistoric Earthquakes
Seismicity
Info
General Audience

Earthquakes with 1,000 or More Deaths since 1900 — List of earthquakes with 1,000 or more deaths since 1900.
USGSDeaths from Earthquakes
Damage from Earthquakes
Info
General Audience

Earthquakes! — description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey
The Why FilesBasics
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
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Earthquakes, MegaQuakes, and the Movies — discussion about facts versus fantasies
USGSSocietal Effects
Shaking
San Andreas Fault
Prediction
Plate tectonics
Myths
Magnitudes
Forces
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Earthquake facts
Effects, Earthquake
Damage from Earthquakes
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience

Earthquakes: The Rolling Earth — slide-show type presentation
Univ. of North DakotaBasics
Magnitudes
Seismic waves
Graphics
General Audience
Middle School
Elementary school

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 & RiverdeepSeismicity
Magnitudes
Locations
Basics
Lesson Plans
Interactive
Graphics
Fun & Games
High School
General Audience
College

Educational Activities — Origami, building models, historical seismologists
New Mexico Bureau of Mines & ResourcesBasics
Education resources
Lessons online
Lesson Plans
Middle School

EQ Fear (PDF) — make a list of common fears and address each one
USGSEducation resources
Lessons online
Preparedness
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

EQ Kit Treasure Hunt (PDF) — hide EQ kit items around classroom or school and have a treasure hunt
USGSEducation resources
Lessons online
Preparedness
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

EQ Myths (PDF) — investigate EQ myths; what myths exist and why do people believe them
USGSEducation resources
Basics
Lessons online
Myths
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

EQ Plan (PDF) — discuss a plan for what to do if there is an EQ; especially good for schools in EQ-prone areas
USGSEducation resources
Lessons online
Preparedness
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

EQs on the Surface (PDF) — use topo maps, seismicity maps, and fault maps to understand the connection between the surface features, locations of EQs and mapped faults
USGSLessons online
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Education resources
Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes
Maps
Seismicity
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Essentials of Geology Animations — A collection of animations describing concepts of geology
W.W. Norton and CompanyGeology
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Earth structure
Crustal deformation
Plate tectonics
Seismic waves
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Evidence for Plate Tectonics-Teaching Box — Collection of interrelated learning concepts that focuses on finding the evidence for plate tectonics using digital resources, education standards, and comprehensive lesson plans.
DLESELessons online
Geology
Education resources
Plate tectonics
Seismicity
Lesson Plans
Info
Graphics
Middle School

Exploring Earthquakes in Space and Time Through the Internet and GIS — GIS-related earthquake lesson plan
USGS & Rocky Mountain Mapping CenterSeismicity
Locations
Lessons online
GIS
Education resources
Lesson Plans
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.comBooks
Education resources
GIS
Lesson Plans
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 UtahSeismic waves
Plate tectonics
Interactive
Graphics
High School
College

Fault Animations — animations illustrating the three main types of faults
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Fault Features (PDF) — a pan, dirt and some fabric create a model to demonstrate surface features of faults, use the Wallace Creek trail guide to see real fault features, or take a field trip
USGSFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Education resources
Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes
Field trips - virtual, real
Lessons online
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Faults — photos and graphics of fault types
Univ. of LeedsFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Graphics
General Audience
Middle School
High School
College

Flinn-Engdahl Regions — description of regions used to identify locations of earthquakes world-wide
USGSLocations
Maps
Info
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 GeographicLessons online
Education resources
Books
Basics
Lesson Plans
Interactive
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Forces of Nature -- Teacher Study Guides — These study guides are mean to complement the giant_screen film "Forces of Nature"
Destination CinemaLessons online
Hazards
Education resources
Basics
Preparedness
Societal Effects
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

Garlock Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the Garlock fault
JPL/NASAFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Graphics
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College
Middle School

Geologic Animations & Paper Models — from the USGS Learning Web
USGSBasics
Lesson Plans
Middle School

Geological Online Exhibits — geologic time scale, plate tectonics animation, and more!
UC Museum of Paleontology, BerkeleyBasics
Geology
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Geological Processes & Structures — animations of various types
Earth Science AustraliaFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Earth structure
Graphics
Middle School
High School
Elementary school
College

Geology Central — links to resources for Geology and Geophysics
Geology CentralBasics
Education resources
Field trips - virtual, real
Info
High School
General Audience
College

Geology Lesson Plans — includes all earth sciences
AskERICBasics
Geology
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School
Elementary school
College

geologylink — geology in the news, links to resources, virtual field trips, virtual classroom
Houghton Mifflin Company College DivisionBasics
Field trips - virtual, real
Geology
Info
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 HoustonBasics
Geology
Lesson Plans
Interactive
Info
College

GETIT (Geoscience Education Through Interactive Technology) — software you can order that uses real data
Cambrian Systems, Inc.Locations
Interactive
Graphics
High School
College

Getting Ready for the Big One — stigate types of earthquake waves and their effects
DiscoverySchool.comEducation resources
Geology
Lessons online
Seismic waves
Lesson Plans
Middle School

Global Earthquake Explorer, The — easy tool for non-seismologists to retrieve, display and analyze seismic data
Univ. of South Carolina, IRISMagnitudes
Locations
Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
Seismic waves
Interactive
Graphics
High School
College

Great Quakes — description, graphics and animations about seismic waves, locations of earthquakes, effects, and earthquake engineering
Discovery OnlineBasics
Engineering, Earthquake
Hazards
Info
Graphics
Interactive
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Groundwater Effects from Earthquakes — A description of the potential effects of earthquakes on groundwater and wells.
USGSEffects, Earthquake
Societal Effects
Info
General Audience

GSA Free Teacher Resources — A good resource for educators that includes lesson plans, info on state standards, awards, and reading suggestions
Geological Society of AmericaGeology
Education resources
Basics
Hazards
Lessons online
Plate tectonics
Lesson Plans
High School
Elementary school
College
Middle School

Hazards 101, Earthquake — The basics of how the USGS National Earthquake Hazard Maps are made.
USGSEffects, Earthquake
Engineering, Earthquake
Forces
Hazards
Shaking
Info
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
USGSEffects, Earthquake
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Modeling
Seismic waves
Shaking
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

Hilo Tsunami Museum — The goal of the Pacific Tsunami Museum is to promote public tsunami education for the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Region. The museum will also preserve the social and cultural history of Hawaii and promote economic development on the island of Hawaii as well as statewide. The museum will serve as a living memorial to those who lost their lives in past tsunami events.
Pacific Tsunami MuseumTsunamis
Info
General Audience

Historical Earthquake Theories — collection of historical earthquake theories and myths
Univ. of ViennaHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Historic Earthquakes
Myths
Info
High School
General Audience
College

History of Daylight Savings Time — History of Daylight Savings Time
WebExhibitsHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Time Information
Info
General Audience

How Earthquakes Work — description of the basics
How Stuff WorksBasics
Earth structure
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Locating Earthquakes
Magnitudes
Plate tectonics
Preparedness
Seismic waves
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience

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.
USGSMagnitudes
Info
Fun & Games
Interactive
College
General Audience
High School
Middle School

How Plates Move — slide-show type presentation
Univ. of North DakotaBasics
Plate tectonics
Graphics
Elementary school

How to Build a Model Illustrating Sea-Floor Spreading and Subduction — USGS Open File Report 99-132 (online) This report describes how to build a model of the outer 300 km (180 miles) of the Earth that can be used to develop a better understanding of the principal features of plate tectonics, including sea-floor spreading, the pattern of magnetic stripes frozen into the sea floor, transform faulting, thrust faulting, subduction, and volcanism.
USGSPlate tectonics
Lessons online
Education resources
Basics
Lesson Plans
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience

Human Wave (PDF) — learn about the motions of P & S waves with a fun participating exercise
USGSSeismic waves
Lessons online
Education resources
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School
Elementary school

Ideas for Activities Using Live Seismograms — ideas for how to use real-time earthquake information in the classroom
USGS Albuquerque Seismological LaboratoryEducation resources
Lessons online
Seismic waves
Lesson Plans
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
Info
Graphics
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 DivisionHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Historic Earthquakes
Hazards
Education resources
Books
Basics
Preparedness
Info
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 DivisionEarth structure
Basics
Education resources
Info
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 DivisionEducation resources
Plate tectonics
Info
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 DivisionBooks
Education resources
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Info
College

Investigating Earthquakes Through Regional Seismicity — excellent graphics, animations and activities
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGSEducation resources
Basics
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Lessons online
Seismicity
Interactive
Graphics
Lesson Plans
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 NaturePrediction
Info
College
General Audience

Isoseismal Maps (PDF) — learn the difference between intensity and magnitude and gain experience with contouring on maps
USGSIntensity
Education resources
Lessons online
Magnitudes
Lesson Plans
Elementary school
Middle School

John Lahr's Earthquake website — Collection of the author's own activities and publications, and links to other useful tidbits. Especially useful if you have your own seismometer, or want to build one.
USGS EmeritusLessons online
Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
Forces
Basics
Lesson Plans
Info
Middle School
High School

Journey to the Center of the Earth — created by 100 5th grade students
John F. Pattie ElementaryBasics
Education resources
Lessons online
Graphics
Fun & Games
Interactive
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

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.
UNAVCOSeismicity
Plate tectonics
Maps
Interactive
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Kid Zone — games, puzzles
Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG)Basics
Maps
Preparedness
Info
Fun & Games
Interactive
Middle School

Kid's Earthquake Questions & Answers — kids' questions answered by scientists
Dromore National School, Republic of Ireland & USGSBasics
Interactive
Info
Elementary school

Landers Earthquake Rupture Movie — animation of the rupture on the Landers fault
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGSFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Graphics
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College
Middle School

Large Plate Puzzle (PDF) — cut a large world map into puzzle pieces along plate boundaries, students discuss individually land then for the whole map after the class puts pieces together; simple but powerful, discussion Q/A included
USGSPlate tectonics
Lessons online
Education resources
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School
Elementary school

Largest and Deadliest Earthquakes by Year, 1990 - 2005 — List of the largest and deadliest earthquakes, by year, 1990 -2005.
USGSHistoric Earthquakes
Deaths from Earthquakes
Seismicity
Info
General Audience

Largest Earthquakes by State — List and map of the largest earthquake in each State
USGSHistoric Earthquakes
Info
General Audience

Largest Earthquakes in the United States — Lists and maps of the largest earthquakes in the United States.
USGSHistoric Earthquakes
Info
General Audience

Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900 — List and map of the largest earthquakes in the world.
USGSHistoric Earthquakes
Info
General Audience

Late Night Musings of an Earthquake Seismologist — USGS Scientist Paul A. Reasenberg candidly discusses earthquake preparedness.
USGSSocietal Effects
Preparedness
Info
General Audience

Life Along the Faultline — lots of resources, information, activities and graphics concerning earthquakes in California
ExploratoriumBasics
Historic Earthquakes
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Listening to Earthquakes — music and earthquakes have something in common!
USGSSeismic waves
Interactive
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Living in Earthquake Country-Teaching Box — Explores how and why earthquakes cause damage, seismic waves, the ability of scientists to predict the likelihood and severity of earthquakes at specific locations, the difference between magnitude and intensity, the occurrence of earthquakes along patches of planar faults, and the potential damage caused by earthquakes such as landslides, liquefaction, or structural failure.
DLESEDamage from Earthquakes
Hazards
Effects, Earthquake
Education resources
Intensity
Lessons online
Magnitudes
Prediction
Seismic waves
Societal Effects
Graphics
Info
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

Living in Earthquake Country: A Teaching Box — 7 lessons with the goal of teaching students about how and why earthquakes cause damage. Explores seismic waves, the ability of scientists to predict the likelihood and severity of earthquakes at specific locations, the difference between magnitude and intensity, the occurrence of earthquakes along patches of planar faults, and the potential damage caused by earthquakes such as landslides, liquefaction, or structural failure.
DLESEBasics
Effects, Earthquake
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Geology
Intensity
Lessons online
Magnitudes
Parkfield
Seismic waves
Lesson Plans
High School
Middle School

Living on Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis on the North Coast — Thorough discusssion of science and preparedness information, links to additional information.
Humboldt State UnivTsunamis
Graphics
Info
General Audience

Magnitude / Intensity Comparison — Explains the difference between magnitude and intensity.
USGSMagnitudes
Intensity
Info
General Audience

Magnitude 7 and Greater Earthquakes This Year — List and map of magnitude 7 and greater earthquakes this year. List and map of deaths from earthquakes this year.
USGSMagnitudes
Deaths from Earthquakes
Statistics
Info
General Audience

Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1990 — List of magnitude 8 and greater earthquakes since 1990.
USGSMagnitudes
Statistics
Info
General Audience

Magnitude versus Intensity Lesson (PDF) — classroom lesson to teach the difference between earthquake magnitude and earthquake intensities
USGSIntensity
Education resources
Lessons online
Magnitudes
Lesson Plans
Graphics
Middle School
High School

Making a Shake Table — discussion and lesson plans
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)Effects, Earthquake
Engineering, Earthquake
Shaking
Lesson Plans
High School
College

Mantle Motions (PDF) — students act out various mantle motions in a game of fast thinking
USGSEarth structure
Education resources
Lessons online
Lesson Plans
Elementary school
Middle School

Map of World Time Zones (PDF) — Map of World Time Zones (PDF)
CIA: World Fact BookMaps
Time Information
Info
General Audience

Measuring the Size of an Earthquake — How the size of an earthquake is measured.
USGSMagnitudes
Locating Earthquakes
Intensity
Info
General Audience

MegaQuakes/Earthquake Simulator — dial up an earthquake and see the results
IRISFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Education resources
Lessons online
Magnitudes
Lesson Plans
Graphics
High School

Men & Women of Seismology, The — biographies and photos of famous seismologists
USGSHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Careers
People
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, The — A description of the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.
USGSIntensity
Info
General Audience

Most Destructive Known Earthquakes on Record in the World — Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths
USGSDeaths from Earthquakes
Info
General Audience

Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker — Push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape
PBSBasics
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Plate tectonics
Interactive
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Musical Plates — use realtime data to plot earthquakes and solve problems
New Jersey Networking Infrastructure in EducationEducation resources
Lessons online
Plate tectonics
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

National Tragedy, Global Response Lesson Plan — explore how different people on local, national and international levels respond to a destructive natural disaster and the needs of its victims and how various facets of the media cover such an event, focusing specifically on the earthquake that deva
New York Times Learning NetworkEducation resources
Lessons online
Societal Effects
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

New Madrid Earthquakes 1811 - 1812 — Accounts of the large earthquakes that occurred in the New Madrid area in 1811 - 1812.
USGSNew Madrid Seismic Zone
Info
General Audience

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 CenterHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Hazards
Tsunamis
Interactive
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Number of Magnitude 7.0 and Greater Earthquakes per Year, Since 1900 — List of the number of magnitude 7.0 and greater earthquakes per year, since 1900.
USGSMagnitudes
Statistics
Info
General Audience

On Shaky Ground — Earthquake hazards in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
www.riverfronttimes.comNew Madrid Seismic Zone
Info
General Audience

On the Move: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics — description of plate tectonic history and mechanics
NASAPlate tectonics
Basics
Info
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
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Online Coloring Pages — Interactively color earthquake-related pictures
USGSBasics
Interactive
Graphics
Fun & Games
Elementary school

Online Wordsearch Puzzles — interactive wordsearch puzzles with earthquake-related words
USGSBasics
Fun & Games
Interactive
Elementary school

Our Dynamic Plate CD-ROM — CD-ROM you can order
UC Santa BarbaraEducation resources
Maps
Plate tectonics
Graphics
High School
College

PaleoMap Project — plate tectonics, earth history, climate history, lesson plans, software, and more
UT ArlingtonEducation resources
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Maps
Plate tectonics
Lesson Plans
Interactive
Graphics
College

Pangea to Present — slide-show type presentation
Univ. of North DakotaBasics
Plate tectonics
Graphics
Elementary school

Paper Models & Animations — Three-dimensional, cut-and-paste paper models and computer animations illustrating geologic processes and other geologic phenomena, not just earthquakes. Both paper copies and electronic diskette versions are available.
USGSModeling
Geology
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Education resources
Effects, Earthquake
Earth structure
Basics
Plate tectonics
Interactive
Graphics
Middle School

Papers from an NAS Colloquium on "Earthquake Prediction: The Scientific Challenge" — excellent collection of downloadable papers
National Academy of SciencesPrediction
Info
College
General Audience

PBJ Fault (PDF) — demonstrate the different types of faults with a PBJ sandwich, and then eat it double-decker
USGSPlate tectonics
Lessons online
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Education resources
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Photos of Faults and Fault Zone Features — photos
Univ. of OregonFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Plate Boundary Structure Along the San Andreas Fault — Plate Boundary Structure Along the San Andreas Fault
Geodynamics Research Group, PSUSan Andreas Fault
Plate tectonics
Crustal deformation
Info
General Audience

Plate Reconstruction Service — calculate plate tectonic reconstructions of any age back to 150 My
Ocean Drilling Stratigraphic Network (ODSN)Maps
Plate tectonics
Info
College

Plate Tectonics Activities — games, quiz
QuiaBasics
Plate tectonics
Interactive
Fun & Games
Elementary school

Plate Tectonics Animations — awesome animations
U.S. National Park Service & USGSPlate tectonics
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Plate Tectonics Quiz — quiz
Enchanted LearningBasics
Interactive
Elementary school

Plate Tectonics Quiz — quiz
SchoolScience.co.ukBasics
Interactive
Elementary school

Plate Tectonics, Their Cause — graphics and brief summary
Univ. of Nevada, RenoCrustal deformation
Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Maps
Plate tectonics
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Plot that Quake! — lesson plan for using the Internet to plot earthquakes over time
BerkeleyLocations
Lessons online
Education resources
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

Potato Topo (PDF) — use a potato to make a 3-D 'topo map' and understand how it can be represented on a 1-D map, gain experience of maps and scales
USGSMaps
Lessons online
Education resources
Basics
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Predicting Earthquakes — short overview
USGSPrediction
Info
General Audience
College
High School

Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country — Earthquakes and prepardeness in southern California
USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)San Andreas Fault
Preparedness
Maps
Magnitudes
Locations
Locating Earthquakes
Hazards
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Effects, Earthquake
Earthquake facts
Books
Basics
Info
Graphics
General Audience

Ray Tracing Animations — animations for various earth models and types of seismic reflections and refractions
Washington Univ.Seismic waves
Graphics
College

Remote-Sensing Seismic Activities — you are the planner, and you have to consider the earthquake hazards and risks
Montgomery Cty Public SchoolsEducation resources
Lessons online
Societal Effects
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

Richter Magnitude Scale, The — Description of the Richter magnitude scale.
USGSMagnitudes
Info
General Audience

Rock'n on Shakey Ground (4MB PDF) — The basics of earthquake science written especially for the elementary school level.
USGS & Green Frog NewsBasics
Info
Elementary school

Rumble Tumble — an online book with pictures, created by a kid
FEMABasics
Info
Elementary school

San Andreas Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the San Andreas Fault
JPL/NASAFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
San Andreas Fault
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

San Andreas Fault, The — overview of the San Andreas Fault, online USGS general interest publication
USGSBasics
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Historic Earthquakes
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
San Andreas Fault
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Savage Earth, The — slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animations
PBSBasics
Engineering, Earthquake
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Prediction
Seismic waves
Tsunamis
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

Schoolyard Geology — Online lesson plans with photos and images. Excellent geologic activities you can do anywhere! Education standards info included.
USGSGeology
Maps
Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes
Lesson Plans
Elementary school
Middle School

Science Explained, The — links to popular science articles about earthquake research
USGSBasics
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
Info
General Audience
College

Science Fair Project Ideas — specific projects with directions and ideas
USGSEducation resources
Basics
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
Elementary school

Science of Earthquakes, The — links to various webpages with basic earthquake science info
USGSBasics
Info
Middle School
High School
Elementary school
College

Science of Tsunami Hazards - International Journal — Collection of downloadable journal articles in PDF format.
Tsunami SocietyTsunamis
Info
College

Seismic Seiches — Description and history of seismic seiches.
USGSSeismic Seiches
Info
General Audience

Seismic seiches from the March 1964 Alaska earthquake — Seismic seiches from the March 1964 Alaska earthquake
Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical SurveysSeismic Seiches
Info
General Audience

Seismic Waves — graphics to explain different types of seismic waves
UPSeis, Univ. of MichiganSeismic waves
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Seismic Waves — demonstration on different types of seismic waves
AspireSeismic waves
Graphics
Interactive
Middle School
High School

Seismic/Eruption — A free program (PC) you can download for the visualization of seismicity and volcanic activity in space and time
SUNY BinghamtonSeismicity
Graphics
Interactive
High School
College

Seismicity of the United States — Seismicity maps of the United States.
USGSSeismicity
Maps
Hazards
Graphics
Info
General Audience

Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes — brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes
USGSSeismic waves
Networks
Locating Earthquakes
Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Seismology Teaching Resources — Educational page with seismo links, diagrams, animations, and other teaching resources.
Arizona State UniversityEducation resources
Earth structure
Crustal deformation
Hazards
Seismic waves
Info
Graphics
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 PublishingEducation resources
Earth structure
Books
Basics
Plate tectonics
Seismic waves
Lesson Plans
Graphics
College
General Audience

Severity of an Earthquake, The — measuring earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication
USGSMagnitudes
Intensity
Hazards
Graphics
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Shakes & Quakes — Legos and earthquakes
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)Lessons online
Shaking
Education resources
Engineering, Earthquake
Lesson Plans
Middle School

Snell's Law — interactive webpage where you can learn about reflection and refraction by changing the angles and watching what happens (requires Java 1.1)
Univ. of UtahSeismic waves
Graphics
Interactive
Fun & Games
Middle School
Elementary school
High School

Soil & Earthquakes — explains liquefaction
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)Lessons online
Education resources
Earth structure
Lesson Plans
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
Lesson Plans
Interactive
Graphics
High School
College

Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes — lesson plan using Internet
BerkeleySeismicity
Lessons online
Education resources
Lesson Plans
Middle School

Table-Top Earthquakes — USGS Open-File Report 98-767 (online)
USGSEducation resources
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Lesson Plans
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
Interactive
Lesson Plans
High School
College

Teacher's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area Geophysics Maps — USGS Open File Report 95-479 (online)
USGSSan Andreas Fault
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Education resources
Seismicity
Lesson Plans
High School

Tectonic Applications - Plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes — Definitions, explanations, and animations of advanced plate tectonics terms
USGS EROSBasics
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Hazards
Modeling
Plate tectonics
Graphics
Info
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 StudiesEarth structure
Books
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Graphics
College

The Parkfield Experiment — attempting to predict a Parkfield, CA earthquake
USGSPrediction
Parkfield
Info
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

The Physics of Tsunamis — Explains the mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation.
Univ. of WashingtonTsunamis
Info
General Audience

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 OceanographyMagnitudes
Basics
Interactive
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-NOVABooks
Effects, Earthquake
Historic Earthquakes
Lessons online
Preparedness
Tsunamis
Graphics
Info
Interactive
Lesson Plans
College
General Audience
High School

The World Clock - Time Zones — Displays list of cities with local time. Many selections available. May select city by continent, capital cities, and more.
Time and Date AS / Steffen ThorsenTime Information
Info
General Audience

Theory of the Earth — online book on the science of earthquakes
CaltechTsunamis
Plate tectonics
Books
Basics
Info
Graphics
College

This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics — excellent comprehensive overview of plate tectonics with excellent graphics, online USGS general interest publication
USGSBasics
History-Earthquakes, Seismology
Plate tectonics
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

This Dynamic Planet — World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Impact Craters, and Plate Tectonics
USGSPlate tectonics
Info
General Audience

Time Zone Conversion — Table of conversions from UTC to some US time zones, standard and dailylight savings time.
Department of the NavyTime Information
Info
General Audience

Today in Earthquake History — what happened today in earthquake history
USGSHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Historic Earthquakes
Earthquake facts
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

Toilet Paper Geologic Time Scale (PDF) — use toilet paper to understand the enormous extent of geologic time compared to recent time; timeline included
USGSTime Information
Lessons online
Education resources
Basics
Lesson Plans
Elementary school

Top Earthquake States — Lists the states with the most earthquakes. The top 10 states are listed, but each state is ranked.
USGSSeismicity
Info
General Audience

Tour of San Andreas Fault in the San Francisco Bay Area — virtual field trip
StanfordField trips - virtual, real
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
San Andreas Fault
Info
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

Tour of the Calavaras Fault — virtual field trip
Stanford Exploration ProjectFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Field trips - virtual, real
San Andreas Fault
Info
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

Tour of the Hayward Fault — virtual field trip
Calstate HaywardFaults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Field trips - virtual, real
Info
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

Tour of the Kentucky River Fault Zone — virtual field trip
Univ. of KentuckyField trips - virtual, real
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Info
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

Tour of the Site of the Loma Prieta Earthquake — virtual field trip
UC Santa CruzSan Andreas Fault
Plate tectonics
Historic Earthquakes
Hazards
Field trips - virtual, real
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Effects, Earthquake
Info
Graphics
High School
General Audience
College

Tracing earthquakes: seismology in the classroom — Reconstructing an ancient Chinese seismograph, a simple wave machine, and investigating earthquake-proof buildings.
Science in SchoolEngineering, Earthquake
Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
Seismic waves
Info
Lesson Plans
High School
Middle School

Tracking Earthquakes Around the World — plot earthquakes on map using Internet resources
DiscoverySchool.comEducation resources
Lessons online
Locations
Lesson Plans
Middle School
High School

Transforming California: Landforms of the San Andreas Fault — PowerPoint presentation of digital images (60.7 Mb) exploring the landforms found along the San Andreas Fault. Designed for classroom use with a complementing narrative for each slide. One of the many Earthtrip Virtual Field Trips to explore.
Paleontological Research InstitutionSurface features - Faults, Earthquakes
Societal Effects
San Andreas Fault
Plate tectonics
Parkfield
Paleoseismology
Geology
Field trips - virtual, real
Crustal deformation
Graphics
Info
General Audience
High School
Middle School

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.
USGSLocating Earthquakes
Earth structure
Seismic waves
Interactive
High School
College

Tsunami — Information about tsunamis.
FEMATsunamis
Info
General Audience

Tsunami FAQ — Tsunamis: Frequently Asked Questions
NOAATsunamis
Info
General Audience

Tsunami Hazard Mitigation — Information about tsunamis that may save your life. Material excerpted from "Tsunami! The Great Waves"
Univ. of WashingtonTsunamis
Info
General Audience

Tsunami Preparedness Guidebook — Downloadable PDF and additional links to tsunami preparedness websites.
GeoHazards International

Tsunami Websites — compilation of websites that provide current tsunami information
USGS

Tsunami Websites — List of websites that provide current tsunami information.
USGS

Tsunami! — Site provides general information about tsunamis, their causes and history as well as what to do in case of a tsunami.
University of Washington by the Department of Earth and Space SciencesTsunamis
Info
General Audience

Tsunami: The Big Wave — Slide-show style information about the basics of tsunamis.
NASATsunamis
Info
General Audience

Tsunamis — short news piece with images
The Why FilesEffects, Earthquake
Tsunamis
Info
Middle School
High School
General Audience
College

Uncovering the San Andreas Fault (PDF) — Earthquake Trail: What Makes the Geology of Point Reyes National Seashore So Special?
National Park ServiceGeology
San Andreas Fault
Field trips - virtual, real
Info
General Audience
Elementary school

Understanding Earthquakes — quiz, descriptions and animations
UC Santa BarbaraHistory-Earthquakes, Seismology
Basics
Interactive
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience

Understanding Earthquakes Makes for Messy Science — Earthquake processes typically occur tens of miles below the Earth's surface and over geologic time, away from direct observation. Earthquake science, in particular, is often subject to interpretation and bias.
USGSPreparedness
Info
General Audience

Understanding Tsunamis — learn about tsunamis with a model
DiscoverySchool.comTsunamis
Lessons online
Education resources
Lesson Plans
Middle School

Universal Time Gif Clock — GIf image of Universal Time
Department of the NavyTime Information
Info
General Audience

UPSeis Seismology Questions Answered — magnitudes, research, locations, seismic waves, and all the basics explained, as well as preparedness and hazards
UPSeis, Univ. of MichiganBasics
Effects, Earthquake
Hazards
Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
Info
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
USGSBasics
Careers
Education resources
Lessons online
Lesson Plans
Info
Middle School
High School
Elementary school
College

USGS General Interest Publications — online and to order on a variety of subjects
USGSBasics
Info
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 CenterPlate tectonics
Maps
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Earth structure
Seismicity
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

USGS Maps Booklet — online USGS general interest publication
USGSBasics
Maps
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
College

UTC - Coordinated Universal Time — Definition of UTC.
USGSTime Information
Info
General Audience

UTIG : GK-12 Program — lesson plans for earthquakes, tsunamis, plate tectonics, and more
Univ. of Texas, AustinLessons online
Education resources
Basics
Plate tectonics
Tsunamis
Lesson Plans
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 LASeismic waves
Magnitudes
Locating Earthquakes
Geology
Education resources
Interactive
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
College

Virtual Earthquake Engineering — interactive demonstration of the effects of earthquake retrofitting
S. Illinois Univ.Engineering, Earthquake
Interactive
Graphics
High School
College

Virtual Plate Reconstructions — exploration of plate tectonics
Univ. of KentuckyPlate tectonics
Interactive
Graphics
High School
College

Volcano World's Activities for Plate Tectonics — slide-style coverage of the basics
Univ. of North DakotaBasics
Education resources
Geology
Lessons online
Plate tectonics
Lesson Plans
Graphics
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.
Info
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

What Are the U.S. Time Zones? — Table of how to determine time in any US time zone, given UTC time. Contains a short history of standard time in the US.
Department of the NavyTime Information
Info
General Audience

What is Universal Time? — Description of Universal Time.
U.S. Naval ObservatoryTime Information
Info
General Audience

What is UTC? — Description of Universal Time.
NASA/MSFC/ESSDTime Information
Info
General Audience

What on Earth is Plate Tectonics? — excellent presentation with vivid graphics
USGS & U.S. National Park ServicePlate tectonics
Earth structure
Graphics
Middle School
High School
General Audience
Elementary school
College

What Time Is It? — Displays current UTC time, and current time in US time zones.
Department of the NavyTime Information
Info
General Audience

Where are the Fault Lines in the United States East of the Rocky Mountains? — Information on where the fault lines are in states east of the Rocky Mountains.
USGSSurface features - Faults, Earthquakes
Hazards
Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
Info
General Audience

Who Dunit? and the Law of Superposition (PDF) — solve a crime, and then use those same skills to understand the Law of Superposition (older layers of the earth on bottom) with a fun WhoDunit? investigation and then use your skills to solve a geological mystery
USGSTrenching
Paleoseismology
Lessons online
Geology
Education resources
Earth structure
Lesson Plans
Graphics
Elementary school

World Plate Boundaries Animation — World plate boundaries animation.
USGSPlate tectonics
Info
Graphics
General Audience

World Seismicity Maps — World seismicity maps.
USGSSeismicity
Maps
Info
General Audience

World Time Zones — Information on World time zones, including maps, US law, and information by country.
Department of the NavyTime Information
Info
General Audience

Xpeditions: Earthquakes & Volcanoes — Compare plate tectonic maps with population density maps, and analyze what these maps imply about population and seismic hazards.
National GeographicSocietal Effects
Plate tectonics
Maps
Locations
Lessons online
Lesson Plans
Graphics
Interactive
Middle School
Elementary school