Other Resources

Tsunami Websites

• California Geological Survey - Tsunamis - Basic science of tsunamis, preparedness information, and historical information.


• Coastal and Marine Geology Program - All 35 coastal States and the island territories are experiencing coastal erosion and are threatened by the rise in relative sea level; many have replenished eroded beaches at great cost. The management challenge faced by all coastal communities is to balance the competing needs of citizens, government, industry, and the environment.


• Educational Tsunami Links - Collection of USGS and non-USGS links to websites for learning about tsunamis.


• How the Smart Family Survived a Tsunami - ...and many more brochures and guides from the WA Military Dept, Emergency Mngmt Division


• International Tsunami Information Centre -


• Living On Shaky Ground and other Preparedness Guides - Earthquake and tsunami-preparedness guides especially for the Northern CA coast.


• National Geophysical Data Center Tsunami Database - Compilation of a unique set of tsunami-related products.


• NOAA Tsunami Portal - Links to Warning Centers and educational information.


• Ocean Fury: Tsunamis in Alaska - This program (available in video or DVD) commemorates the 40th anniversary of the disaster, featuring recent interviews with some of the lucky people who escaped the ocean's wrath. They describe in chilling detail what they saw and the thoughts that raced through their minds as they watched the black waves attack their communities that fateful day. The program also presents the science of tsunamis using 3-D computer graphics, and tells how to prepare for the next big one. Produced with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Earthquake Information Center and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.


• Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory - Tsunami Research - NOAA - The PMEL Tsunami Research Program seeks to mitigate tsunami hazards to Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Research and development activities focus on an integrated approach to improving tsunami warning and mitigation.


• Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - NOAA -


• Recent Tsunamis - Recent Archives from the NOAA West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center


• Tsunami Education and Information - City of Seaside, OR, but useful for anyone within a tsunami risk zone


• Tsunami Research Center - Univ. of Southern California - The TRC is actively involved with all aspects of tsunami research; inundation field surveys, numerical and analytical modeling, and hazard assessment, mitigation and planning.


• West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center - NOAA -


• Western Coastal & Marine Geology -

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Other USGS Hazards Websites

• Geomagnetism Program - Real-time monitoring of the Earth's magnetic field. Data for research and practical application.


• Landslide Hazards Program - The primary objective of the National Landslide Hazards Program (LHP) is to reduce long-term losses from these hazards by improving our understanding of the causes of ground failure and suggesting mitigation strategies.


• Natural Hazards Support System (NHSS) - GIS-based systems that contains dynamic near realtime natural hazards information from a wide variety of sources.


• Volcano Hazard Program - Monitoring volcanoes throughout the US.


• Water Resources - Providing water information that benefits the Nation's citizens: publications, data, maps, and applications software.


• Wildlife Health Center - A world leader in wildlife health through preeminent science, innovative technology, and responsive service.

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Non-USGS Websites

• American Geophysical Union (AGU) - A worldwide scientific community that advances, through unselfish cooperation in research, the understanding of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity.


• Association of American State Geologists (AASG) - An organization of the chief executives of the state geological surveys in 50 states and Puerto Rico


• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) - Focus on the San Francisco Bay Area


• California Geological Survey (CGS) - Providing information and advice to protect life and property from natural hazards and to promote a better understanding of California's diverse geologic environment.


• California Office of Emergency Services (OES) -


• California Seismic Safety Commission - Established to advise the Governor, Legislature, and state and local governments on ways to reduce earthquake risk.


• Center for Earthquake Research & Information (CERI) - Focus on Central US


• Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) - Focus on the Central US


• Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE) - Non-profit organization, established in 1988, devoted to the advancement of earthquake engineering research, education and implementation.


• COSMOS Virtual Data Center - Portal to the strong ground motion records of COSMOS Strong Motion Program members.


• CREW - Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup - A coalition of private and public representatives working together to improve the ability of Cascadia Region communities to reduce the effects of earthquake events.


• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) - National, nonprofit, technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and social scientists.


• EarthScope - A bold undertaking to apply modern observational, analytical and telecommunications technologies to investigate the structure and evolution of the North American continent and the physical processes controlling earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.


• European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre -


• FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency -


• Finite-source Rupture Model Database - Collects, displays and distributes finite-source rupture models that image the spatio-temporal evolution of earthquake rupture through modelling/inversion of seismic and/or geodetic data.


• GSA - Geological Society of America - The mission of GSA is to be a leader in advancing the geosciences, enhancing the professional growth of its members, and promoting the geosciences in the service of humankind.


• Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) - A university research consortium dedicated to exploring the Earth's interior through the collection and distribution of seismographic data.


• International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI) - The purpose of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior is: 1. To promote the study of problems relating to earthquakes, to the propagation of seismic waves, and to the internal structure, properties and processes of the Earth; 2. To initiate and co-ordinate the conduct of researches which depend on co- operation between different countries, and to provide for their scientific discussion; 3. To facilitate particular researches on scientific and applied seismology, such as the comparison of instruments used in different countries, researches on blasting and generally all matters to which seismology is related.


• International Seismological Centre (ISC) - The International Seismological Centre is a non-governmental organisation charged with the final collection, analysis and publication of standard earthquake information from all over the world.


• Mid-America Earthquake Center - The Center is a result of the research efforts carried out for the Education Program of the Mid-America Earthquake Center (MAE Center). The Education Program brings together investigators from the core participating institutions of MAEC to increase knowledge of earthquake engineering at all educational levels - from kindergarten through to graduate school.


• Multi-Disciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) - National center of excellence that develops and applies knowledge and advanced technologies to reduce earthquake losses.


• National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) - NOAA - NGDC provides scientific stewardship, products and services for geophysical data describing the solid earth, marine, and solar-terrestrial environment, as well as earth observations from space.


• National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE) -


• National Science Foundation (NSF) - An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"


• Natural Hazards Center - National and international clearinghouse of knowledge concerning the social science and policy aspects of disasters.


• Northern California Earthquake Data Center - A joint project of the University of California Berkeley Seismological Laboratory (BSL) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS)


• Observatories and Research Facilities for EUropean Seismology (ORFEUS) - ORFEUS is the European non-profit organisation that aims at coordinating and promoting digital, broad-band seismology in Europe.


• Project IDA - A global network of broadband and very long period seismometers operated by the IGPP, Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, Univ. of California, San Diego.


• Saint Louis University Earthquake Center -


• Seattle Fault Earthquake Scenario - Vulnerablity of the Puget Sound and Washington State areas. Collaboration between the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and Washington Emergency Management Divsion.


• Seismo-surfing the Internet for Earthquake Data - Web connections to original seismic data or seismic research information


• Seismological Society of America (SSA) - An international association devoted to the advancement of earthquake science.


• Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program -


• SOPAC (Scripps Orbit and Permanent Array Center) - Archives high-precision GPS data, particularly for the study of earthquake hazards, tectonic plate motion, crustal deformation, and meteorology


• Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) - The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), headquartered at the University of Southern California, was founded in 1991 with a mission to gather new information about earthquakes in Southern California, integrate this information into a comprehensive and predictive understanding of earthquake phenomena, and communicate this understanding to end-users and the general public in order to increase earthquake awareness, reduce economic losses, and save lives.


• Southern California Earthquake Data Center - Earthquake-related data and software for Southern California.


• Tectonics Observatory -


• Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) - The mission of the Western States Seismic Policy Council is to develop seismic policies and share information to promote programs intended to reduce earthquake-related losses.


• World Data Center System - The World Data Center (WDC) system was created to archive and distribute data collected from the observational programs of the 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year.


• World Organization of Volcano Observatories -


• World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) - An undertaking of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE). WSSI is a non-profit, non-governmental venture to promote the spirit and goals of IDNDR and to act as a catalyst in helping nations improve their earthquake risk management strategies.

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