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Earthquake Hazards Program
Catalogs and indexes,
Crust (earth),
Datasets,
Earth structure,
Earthquake occurrences,
Earthquake preparedness,
Earthquake probabilities,
Earthquakes,
Faulting (geologic),
Fracture (geologic),
Geolocation measurement,
Geophysics,
Geospatial datasets,
Gravitational field (earth),
Hazards,
Image collections,
Lithosphere,
Mantle (earth),
Maps and atlases,
Mathematical modeling,
National centers,
News services,
Real-time monitoring and reporting,
Science programs,
Seismic methods,
Seismic networking,
Seismic reflection method,
Seismic refraction method,
Seismology,
Structure contours,
Tectonic processes,
Terminologies and classifications,
Tsunamis
- Earthquake "Top 10" Lists & Maps [More info]
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Lists of largest earthquakes in the world and in the United States, earthquake facts and statistics, deaths from earthquakes, earthquakes by magnitude, and significant earthquakes.
- Earthquake Hazards Program [More info]
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Information on earthquake activity, earthquake science, and earthquake hazard reduction with links to news reports, products and services, educational resources for teachers, glossary, and current U.S. earthquake activity map.
- Earthquake hazard maps [More info]
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National seismic hazards maps, global seismic hazards map, predictive intensity maps, shaking hazards maps and probabilities for California, and a variety of fact sheets on earthquakes.
- Earthquake information by topic [More info]
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Information on earthquakes by topic including faults, tsunami, seismic waves, and plate tectonics.
- Earthquakes: Frequently Asked Questions [More info]
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Answers to a wide variety of questions (FAQs) about earthquakes, such as dictionary of terms, earthquake activity and probabilities, common myths, faults, plate tectonics, and earthquake measurement techniques.
- Earthquake Hazards 101 [More info]
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Provides links to explanatory materials for the layperson, including information on concepts behind earthquake maps, the use of probability, what the maps mean, how they are made, and answers to frequently asked questions.
- Earthquake Hazards Program - Central and Eastern U.S. [More info]
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Information on earthquakes in central and eastern United States with links to earthquake monitoring, published products, recent earthquake information, discussion group, and current projects.
- Earthquake glossary [More info]
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Dictionary of terms associated with earthquakes with simple definitions and photographs especially suited for students.
- Earthquake notification services [More info]
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Sign up for USGS real-time earthquake notification services.
- Earthquake preparedness information [More info]
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Links to web sites, publications, and fact sheets on earthquake preparedness.
- Earthquakes for kids [More info]
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Links to various earthquake projects, facts, science fair ideas, earthquake science, becoming an earthquake scientist, image glossary, earthquake facts, and puzzles and games for children.
- FAQs - National Seismic Hazard Maps [More info]
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Provides detailed technical information on earthquake hazards in the form of frequently asked questions. Designed for the technical audience, including building and safety planners.
- Latest earthquakes in the USA - Past 7 days [More info]
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Real-time earthquake maps of the conterminous U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico displaying magnitude and location of earthquake activity in the past hour, past day, and past week.
- Latest worldwide earthquakes [More info]
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Near real-time list of earthquakes recently occurring anywhere in the world.
- ShakeMap [More info]
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ShakeMap sites provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.
- The Earth's crust [More info]
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Information on the Earth's crust with a contour map of the thickness plus links to a global crustal database, a global crustal model - CRUST 5.1, and regional crustal models.
- National Earthquake Information Center [More info]
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Information on world earthquake activity with links to facts and lists on large earthquakes, earthquake e-mail notification, hazards and preparedness, educational links, news and highlights and other seismic information.
- P-wave data from the Indian subcontinent [More info]
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Compilation of P-wave data from the Indian subcontinent Deep Seismic Sounding (DSS) profiles that used refraction and reflection techniques to provide an estimate of crustal thickness across the subcontinent.
- The Parkfield Experiment - capturing what happens in an earthquake [More info]
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Fact sheet describing plans for a San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) by drilling into the fault to install instruments for long-term monitoring near the location of the magnitude 6 Parkfield earthquakes.
- Cascadia subduction zone: two contrasting models of lithospheric structure [More info]
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Summary of an investigation of the Cascadia subduction zone with detailed density-modeling experiments of the crust and mantle along two transects across Vancouver Island and the Canadian margin and the other on the margin of central Oregon.
- Seismic properties of North America and the surrounding ocean basins [More info]
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Presentation of maps of the seismic properties of North America and the surrounding ocean basins compiled from seismic refraction and reflection data, earthquake studies, and surface wave analyses showing crustal thickness and geologic provinces.
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