Earthquake Topics — Locating Earthquakes
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Organization | Topics | Content Types | Level |
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 |
Determining the Depth of an Earthquake — brief discussion on depths of earthquakes | |||
USGS | Locating 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 Arts | Basics 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 |
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 & Response 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 |
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 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 | Graphics | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Earthquakes — slide-show type presentation | |||
Tech Museum of Innovation | Basics Damage from Earthquakes Earth structure Effects, Earthquake Photos, Earthquake Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Locating Earthquakes Magnitudes Nuclear explosions Plate tectonics Seismic waves | Info Graphics | Middle School High School General Audience |
Echando Raices en Tierra de Terremotos — Este manual provee información sobre por qué nos deben preocupar los terremotos en el Sur de California, qué debemos hacer para estar seguros y reducir el daño, y también qué debemos saber de lo básico sobre terremotos. | |||
USGS & many other organizations | Basics Books Earthquake facts Effects, Earthquake Hazards Locating Earthquakes Locations Magnitudes Maps Preparedness & Response | Graphics Info | General Audience |
Education & Outreach Software — Downloadable software to manipulate seismograms and for visualization. | |||
Binghamton Univ Geological Sciences | Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Locating Earthquakes Education resources Seismic waves | Interactive | High School College |
How Earthquakes Work — description of the basics | |||
How Stuff Works | Basics Earth structure Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Locating Earthquakes Magnitudes Plate tectonics Seismic waves | Info Graphics | Middle School High School General Audience |
Measuring the Size of an Earthquake — How the size of an earthquake is measured. | |||
USGS | Magnitudes Locating Earthquakes Intensity | Info | General Audience |
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - NCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in northern California | |||
USGS & many other organizations | Basics Books Earthquake facts Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Hazards Locating Earthquakes Locations Magnitudes Maps Preparedness & Response San Andreas Fault | Info Graphics | General Audience |
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - SCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in southern California | |||
USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) | San Andreas Fault Preparedness & Response Maps Magnitudes Locations Locating Earthquakes Hazards Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Effects, Earthquake Earthquake facts Books Basics | Info Graphics | General Audience |
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Utah edition — Earthquakes and prepardeness in Utah | |||
Utah Seismic Safety Commission | Basics Books Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Hazards Locating Earthquakes Locations Magnitudes Maps Preparedness & Response | Graphics Info | General Audience |
Quake-Catcher Network — A collaborative initiative for developing the world's largest, low-cost strong-motion seismic network by utilizing sensors in and attached to internet-connected computers. | |||
Stanford | Education resources Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Locating Earthquakes | Lesson Plans Interactive | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school |
Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes — brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes | |||
USGS | Seismic waves Networks Locating Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring | Info Graphics | Middle School 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 | Interactive | 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 | Interactive Info Graphics | Middle School High School College |