Earthquake Topics — Maps
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| Organization | Topics | Content Types | Level |
Depth of Earthquakes — one-page plot and explanation | |||
| Berkeley | Maps Locations |  Info | Middle School High School General Audience College |
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 |  Lesson Plans InteractiveInfo Graphics | General Audience College High School |
Earth's Crust, The — how thick is the Earth's crust? | |||
| USGS | Maps Earth structure | Graphics | General Audience College |
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 | Graphics | Middle School High School General Audience College |
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. | |||
| USGS | Statistics Seismicity Maps Magnitudes | GraphicsInfo | General Audience |
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 | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience College |
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 | |||
| USGS | Lessons online Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Maps Seismicity | Lesson Plans | Elementary school |
Flinn-Engdahl Regions — description of regions used to identify locations of earthquakes world-wide | |||
| USGS | Locations Maps | Info | High School General Audience College |
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 | InteractiveGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Kid Zone — games, puzzles | |||
| Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG) | Basics Maps Preparedness | Info Fun & GamesInteractive | Middle School |
Map of World Time Zones (PDF) — Map of World Time Zones (PDF) | |||
| CIA: World Fact Book | Maps Time Information | Info | General Audience |
Our Dynamic Plate CD-ROM — CD-ROM you can order | |||
| UC Santa Barbara | Education resources Maps Plate tectonics | Graphics | 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 | Lesson PlansInteractiveGraphics | College |
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, Their Cause — graphics and brief summary | |||
| Univ. of Nevada, Reno | Crustal deformation Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Maps Plate tectonics | Graphics | Middle School High School General Audience College |
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 | |||
| USGS | Maps Lessons online Education resources Basics | Lesson Plans | Elementary 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 | InfoGraphics | General Audience |
Schoolyard Geology — Online lesson plans with photos and images. Excellent geologic activities you can do anywhere! Education standards info included. | |||
| USGS | Geology Maps Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes | Lesson Plans | Elementary school Middle School |
Seismicity of the United States — Seismicity maps of the United States. | |||
| USGS | Seismicity Maps Hazards | GraphicsInfo | General Audience |
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 | Graphics | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
USGS Maps Booklet — online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS | Basics Maps | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School College |
World Seismicity Maps — World seismicity maps. | |||
| USGS | Seismicity Maps | 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 Geographic | Societal Effects Plate tectonics Maps Locations Lessons online | Lesson PlansGraphicsInteractive | Middle School Elementary school |
