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Earthquake Quartet #1 — USGS seismologist Andrew Michael explores both music and audio playbacks of the earth shaking and finds new ways to learn about the earth, earthquakes, musical instruments and music.
USGSBasics
Education resources
Forces
People
Seismic waves
Fun & Games
General Audience

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

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

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

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