Earthquake Topics — Damage from Earthquakes
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire — An online exhibit of information and images from the 1906 earthquake and fire. | |||
| Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley | Damage from Earthquakes San Andreas Fault Photos, Earthquake Effects, Earthquake Societal Effects |  Info Graphics | General Audience |
Can It Happen Here? — Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States? | |||
| USGS | Tsunamis Societal Effects Preparedness Prediction Hazards Effects, Earthquake Deaths from Earthquakes Damage from Earthquakes | Info | College General Audience High School Middle School |
Damaging Earthquakes in the United States (1750 - 1996) — Locations of damaging earthquakes in the United States | |||
| USGS | Damage from Earthquakes | Info | General Audience |
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 | GraphicsInfo Lesson Plans | College High School |
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 |
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 Preparedness Seismic waves | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience |
Earthquakes with 1,000 or More Deaths since 1900 — List of earthquakes with 1,000 or more deaths since 1900. | |||
| USGS | Deaths from Earthquakes Damage from Earthquakes | Info | 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 |
Earthquakes, MegaQuakes, and the Movies — discussion about facts versus fantasies | |||
| USGS | Societal 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 |
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. | |||
| DLESE | Damage from Earthquakes Hazards Effects, Earthquake Education resources Intensity Lessons online Magnitudes Prediction Seismic waves Societal Effects | GraphicsInfoLesson Plans | Middle School High School |
