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100% Chance of an Earthquake — Earthquake statistics. | |||
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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 |
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Visualizations — This collection presents links to images, films, panoramas and animations about the earthquake and fire. | |||
| Carleton College/NAGT materials |
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2008 Bay Area Earthquake Probabilities — The overall probability of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake in the Greater Bay Area is 63%, about 2 out of 3. | |||
| USGS |
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7 Steps to an Earthquake Resilient Business (PDF) — How to prepare your business for an earthquake | |||
| USGS & many other organizations |
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A Comparison of Two Bay Area Earthquakes: 1989 v. 1906 — Investigate the shaking intensity and magnitude of these two earthquakes. | |||
| USGS |
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A Walk through Time — A history of time through the ages. | |||
| National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physics Laboratory |
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ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information — The Association of Bay Area Governments | |||
| Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG) |
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American Red Cross — Emergency response organization that provides disaster relief | |||
| American Red Cross |
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American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Information — Earthquake Safety Information (and other disaster preparedness information) in various languages | |||
| American Red Cross |
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Animation of P, S & Surface Waves — seismic wave animations | |||
| San Diego State Univ. |
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Animations & Interactive Animations of Seismology Fundamentals — animations illustrating the fundamentals of earthquakes and seismology | |||
| Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) |
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Animations for Earthquake Terms and Concepts — Flash animations illustrating basic earthquake terms and concepts. | |||
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Animations Illustrating Simple Wave Propagation Concepts — propagation, reflection, refraction, standing waves | |||
| SUNY Binghamton |
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Are You Prepared for the Next Big Earthquake in Alaska? — Preparedness guide especially for Alaska | |||
| Alaska Earthquake Information Center |
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Are You Prepared? — Earthquakes and other disasters, from the City and County of San Francisco | |||
| City of San Francisco |
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Are You Ready? — Includes resources and best practices | |||
| FEMA |
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Be an Earthquake Detective — Information on seismographs. | |||
| MCEER | |||
Become an Earthquake Scientist — What does a geophysicist do? What do you need to study in school to become a geophysicist? What are the opportunities? | |||
| USGS |
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Bigger Faults Make Bigger EQ's — three different rope lengths are used to demonstrate how a fault ruptures in an EQ and why bigger faults make bigger EQ's | |||
| USGS |
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Birth of the Himalayas — brief description of the origin of the Himalaya Mountains | |||
| NOVA |
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Brief History of Seismology to 1910 — brief description of history of seismology | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Building a Shake Table — discussion and lesson plans | |||
| Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) |
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Building a Shake Table — Instructions to build a simple shake table. | |||
| MCEER | |||
CalEMA — Focus on California | |||
| California Emergency Management Agency |
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California Seismic Safety Commission — Focus on the California | |||
| California Seismic Safety Commission |
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California Subduction Rocks — A photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California. | |||
| About Geology |
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Can Animals Sense Earthquakes? — The belief that animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries... | |||
| National Geographic |
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Can It Happen Here? — Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States? | |||
| USGS |
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Can We Predict Earthquakes? PodCast — Scientist Mike Blanpied discusses the science of earthquake prediction. | |||
| USGS |
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Casualty (Fatality) Totals, A Note About — One-pager explaining why the numbers vary on different list. | |||
| USGS |
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CDC (Center for Disease Control) Emergency Preparedness & Response — Earthquakes and other emergencies | |||
| Center for Disease Control (CDC) |
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Central & Eastern US Fact Sheets, See also — 2-page information sheets for a general audience | |||
| USGS |
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Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium — Information about earthquakes in the central U.S. | |||
| Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) |
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Children, Stress, and Natural Disasters — teachers guide to helping children deal with disasters | |||
| Univ of Illinois Extension |
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Chile (02/27/2010) Educational Slide Set — Educational slideset for the 02/27/2010 Chile Earthquake( Download PDF) | |||
| USGS |
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Citizen Corps - Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) — Educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. | |||
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Coastal and Marine Geology Program — All 35 coastal States and the island territories experience coastal erosion. Balancing the competing needs of citizens, government, industry, and the environment. | |||
| USGS |
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Coloring Pages to Print — Earthquake-related coloring pages to print out and color | |||
| USGS |
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Continents in Collision: Pangea Ultima — short news piece with images | |||
| NASA |
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Continents on the Move — How do we know that continents are still moving? | |||
| PBS-Nova |
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Converting UTC to local US time — Table of all possible conversions from UTC to local US time. | |||
| NOAA |
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Cool Earthquake Facts — fascinating earthquake facts | |||
| USGS |
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Coping with Childrens' Reactions to Earthquakes — Information for parents with children who have been in earthquakes. | |||
| John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. |
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Create Your Own Tsunami — Homemade simulation of a tsunami. | |||
| MCEER | |||
Current Local Time Anywhere — Will display the current local time anywhere. It has a list of countries and major cities. | |||
| Chaos Software Group, Inc |
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Dare to Prepare — associated with earthquakecountryinfo.org and shakeout.org | |||
| Earthquakecountry.info |
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Darfield, New Zealand Earthquake (09/03/2010) and its Aftershocks, Including the 02/21/2011 Christchurch Event — Educational slideset for the 09/03/2010 Darfield, New Zealand Earthquake and its Aftershocks, Including the 02/21/2011 Christchurch Event (Download PDF) | |||
| USGS |
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Demonstrations of Geophysical Principles Applicable to the Properties and Processes of the Earth's Interior — demonstrations with photos and graphics | |||
| SUNY Binghamton |
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Depth of Earthquakes — one-page plot and explanation | |||
| Berkeley |
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Designing Structures to Perform Well During an Earthquake — discussion and lesson plans | |||
| Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) |
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Determining the Depth of an Earthquake — brief discussion on depths of earthquakes | |||
| USGS |
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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 |
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Disaster Preparedness for Pets — Steps and checklists to help care for pets during emergencies. | |||
| Humane Society of the United States |
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DisasterAssistance.gov-Earthquake — Resource providing information about earthquake response. | |||
| FEMA |
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DisasterAssistance.gov-Tsunami — Resource for tsunami response. | |||
| FEMA |
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Discover Our Earth — Portal for teachers and students for learn the basics about earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, topography, and sea level changes. | |||
| USGS & DLESE |
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Downloadable Animations — Animation clips and other geo-educational items | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Downloadable Freeware — (Mac only) plate tectonic animations, orogeny, Our Dynamic Planet, Origins of Life | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Early History of Seismometry (to 1900), The — history of various instruments throughout the history of seismology | |||
| USGS |
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Earth Puzzle — part of a larger publication | |||
| Scripps |
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Earth Science Course Notes & Graphics — Professor Steve Dutch's excellent online resources for earth sciences with great images for teaching; all the goodies are behind the "Notes" links | |||
| Univ. of Wisconsin |
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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. |
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Earth Science Explorer — virtual museum | |||
| NASA |
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Earth Science Lesson Plans — variety of activities from Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology website | |||
| Berkeley |
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Earth Science Lessons — lessons developed by an elementary school teacher, but good for all ages, slide-style with color diagrams and photographs | |||
| Oregon State University |
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Earth Science World Records — description and graphics of plate tectonics, earthquakes, and more | |||
| Extreme Science |
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Earth Sciences Lesson Plans — not really earthquakes, but great lesson plans for K-12 | |||
| NESEN - Lessons for Earth Systems Education |
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Earth's Crust, The — how thick is the Earth's crust? | |||
| USGS |
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Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics — overview with good graphics and lots of details | |||
| National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) |
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Earth's Layers, The — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Oregon State University |
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Earthquake "Top 10" Lists, Maps & Statistics — Deadly earthquakes, damaging EQs, EQ density maps, world and US statistics, historical EQ lists, largest EQ lists, last EQ in..., significant EQ catalogs, seismicity maps of the world and US. | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow Download — a complete PowerPoint show for the basics | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake ABC: A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings — by kids for kids, with a special section for parents and teachers | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Accounts by Famous People — personal accounts of earthquake experiences | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Earthquake Booms, Seneca Guns, and Other Sounds — An examination of strange and unexplained sounds that are sometimes heard accompanying earthquakes. | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Country Alliance — Earthquake preparedness for California | |||
| Earthquake Country Alliance |
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Earthquake Education Services — lesson plans, information on Wasatch Front | |||
| Univ. of Utah |
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Earthquake Effects in Kobe, Japan — discussion and lots of photos and images of the effects of the Kobe, Japan earthquake | |||
| Univ. of Nevada, Reno |
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Earthquake Facts & Earthquake Fantasy — Companion to "Earthquakes, Megaquakes, and the Movies" | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Hazards on the Island of Hawaii — summary of earthquake hazards in Hawaii | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Model — earthquake recurrence, size, and prediction demonstration instructions, brick & sandpaper model | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Monitoring — explore the history behind earthquake monitoring; list of additional readings and links also included | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Practice Quiz — online quiz | |||
| Florida Intl. Univ. |
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Earthquake Prediction Information — short overview | |||
| University of Washington |
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Earthquake Prediction, Societal Implications — technical paper | |||
| journal Reviews of Geophysics |
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Earthquake Preparedness Guides — Multiple guides for homes, businesses, etc., | |||
| John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. |
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Earthquake Preparedness Online Publications — Information for individuals, families, teachers, kids, businesses, planners, policy-makers and designers. | |||
| FEMA |
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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. | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Quiz — Online quiz | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Earthquake Quiz — online quiz | |||
| Univ. of Houston |
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Earthquake Quiz (PDF) — PDF file to print | |||
| Teacher Vision |
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Earthquake Science Explained — A series of short articles for students, teachers, and parents originally published as weekly features in The San Francisco Chronicle. This USGS General Information Product presents some of the new understanding gained and scientific advances made in the century since the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquakes — general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquakes & All Shook Up — design and build an earthquake-proof structure | |||
| Newton's Apple |
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Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics — Explains the theory of earthquakes and plate tectonics. | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquakes by Bruce A. Bolt Online Companion — links related to subjects covered in book | |||
| W.H. Freeman & Co. |
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Earthquakes Cannot Be Predicted — technical paper | |||
| journal Science |
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Earthquakes in the Midwestern and Eastern US?! — summary of earthquakes in the Central and Eastern US | |||
| Univ. of Nevada, Reno |
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Earthquakes, MegaQuakes, and the Movies — discussion about facts versus fantasies | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquakes: The Rolling Earth — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Oregon State University |
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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 |
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ED.gov — Emergency planning resources for schools and communities | |||
| US Department of Education |
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Education & Outreach Software — Downloadable software to manipulate seismograms and for visualization. | |||
| Binghamton Univ Geological Sciences |
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Educational Activities — Origami, building models, historical seismologists | |||
| New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Resources |
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Educational slides for the M7.0 January 12, 2010 and M8.8 February 27, 2010 Chile earthquakes — Details on the rupture of the two earthquakes, the shaking distribution, aftershock zone, estimated fatality numbers, and comparisons between the two.Slides with notes | |||
| USGS |
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EQs on the Surface (PDF) — use topo maps, seismicity maps, and fault maps to understand the connection between the surface features, locations of EQs and mapped faults | |||
| USGS |
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Essentials of Geology Animations — A collection of animations describing concepts of geology | |||
| W.W. Norton and Company |
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Evidence for Plate Tectonics-Teaching Box — Collection of interrelated learn concepts that focuses on finding the evidence for plate tectonics using digital resources, education standards, and comprehensive lesson plans. | |||
| DLESE |
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Exploring the Dynamic Earth: GIS Investigations in the Earth Sciences — book with high quality lessons with maps, images, instructor's manual, teaching tips, etc. | |||
| www.brookscole.com |
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Faults — photos and graphics of fault types | |||
| Univ. of Leeds |
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — US federal government agency dedicated to responding to disasters. | |||
| FEMA |
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Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies — Humanitarian organization that carries out relief efforts to assist victims of disasters. | |||
| Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies |
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FEMA Earthquake Information — Includes resources and best practices | |||
| FEMA |
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FEMA: Information for Pet Owners — Learn the best ways to provide for your pets during an emergency | |||
| FEMA |
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Flinn-Engdahl Regions — description of regions used to identify locations of earthquakes world-wide | |||
| USGS |
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Focal Mechanisms — Basic explanation for what a focal mechanism is, and how to interpret them. | |||
| USGS |
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Forces of Nature — companion to the "Forces of Nature" IMAX movie about Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Hurricanes and Tornadoes; interactive learn plus lesson plans for the classroom | |||
| National Geographic |
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Forces of Nature -- Teacher Study Guides — These study guides are mean to complement the giant_screen film "Forces of Nature" | |||
| Destination Cinema |
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Garlock Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the Garlock fault | |||
| JPL/NASA |
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Geological Online Exhibits — geologic time scale, plate tectonics animation, and more! | |||
| UC Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley |
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Geological Processes & Structures — animations of various types | |||
| Earth Science Australia |
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Geology Central — links to resources for Geology and Geophysics | |||
| Geology Central |
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geologylink — geology in the news, links to resources, virtual field trips, virtual classroom | |||
| Houghton Mifflin Company College Division |
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Geophysics Course Resources on the Internet — list of online course resources for undergraduate and graduate levels | |||
| Univ. of Houston |
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Global Earthquake Explorer, The — easy tool for non-seismologists to retrieve, display and analyze seismic data | |||
| Univ. of South Carolina, IRIS |
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Great 1906 Earthquake & Fires of San Francisco, The — Documentation of the event, the devastation, and the social and economic impacts through a collection of scholarly research, personal anecdotes, and historical photographs | |||
| MCEER |
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Great Quakes — description, graphics and animations about seismic waves, locations of earthquakes, effects, and earthquake engineering | |||
| Discovery Online |
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Groundwater Effects from Earthquakes — A description of the potential effects of earthquakes on groundwater and wells. | |||
| USGS |
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GSA Free Teacher Resources — A good resource for educators that includes lesson plans, info on state standards, awards, and reading suggestions | |||
| Geological Society of America |
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Hazards 101, Earthquake — The basics of how the USGS National Earthquake Hazard Maps are made. | |||
| USGS |
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HAZUS — Natural Hazard Loss Estimation Methodology | |||
| FEMA |
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High Quality Earthquake Animations — Simulations of earthquake ruptures that were run on the supercomputers at Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing Research | |||
| USGS |
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Hilo Tsunami Museum — The goal of the Pacific Tsunami Museum is to promote public tsunami education for the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Region. The museum will also preserve the social and cultural history of Hawaii and promote economic development on the island of Hawaii as well as statewide. The museum will serve as a living memorial to those who lost their lives in past tsunami events. | |||
| Pacific Tsunami Museum |
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Historical Earthquake Theories — collection of historical earthquake theories and myths | |||
| Univ. of Vienna |
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History of Daylight Saving Time — History of Daylight Saving Time | |||
| WebExhibits |
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How Earthquakes Work — description of the basics | |||
| How Stuff Works |
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How Plates Move — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Oregon State University |
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How You Can Strengthen Your Home for the Next Big Earthquake in the Los Angeles Area — Easy Low-Cost Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Damage to Your Hom. (PDF) | |||
| City of Los Angeles |
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Human Wave (PDF) — learn about the motions of P & S waves with a fun participating exercise | |||
| USGS |
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Ideas for Activities Using Live Seismograms — ideas for how to use real-time earthquake information in the classroom | |||
| USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory |
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Incorp. Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) Educator Webpages — resources and opportunities for educators | |||
| Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) |
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Inside Geology - Chapter 10: Earthquakes — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
| Houghton Mifflin Company College Division |
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Inside Geology - Chapter 11: Geophysical Properties of Planet Earth — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
| Houghton Mifflin Company College Division |
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Inside Geology - Chapter 12: Plate Tectonics: Creating Oceans and Continents — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
| Houghton Mifflin Company College Division |
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Inside Geology - Chapter 9: Folds, Faults and Mountains — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
| Houghton Mifflin Company College Division |
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InsideDisaster - The Haiti Earthquake — wholistic view of the effects and response to the Haiti earthquake, both scientific and societal | |||
| PTV Productions |
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International Tsunami Information Centre — General and technical information, maps, and links to warning centers. | |||
| ITIC |
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Investigating Earthquakes Through Regional Seismicity — excellent graphics, animations and activities | |||
| Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS |
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Is the reliable prediction of individual earthquakes a realistic scientific goal? — Seven-week debate involving many authors and their views | |||
| journal of Nature |
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Is Your Home Protected from Earthquake Disasters? — Details about what parts of the home are most vulnerable and how you can protect yourself (PDF) | |||
| Institute for Business and Home Safety |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth — Created by 100 5th grade students | |||
| John F. Pattie Elementary |
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Jules Verne Voyager and Jules Verne Voyager, Jr. — an interactive map tool that enables students and scientists to better understand the relationships between geophysical and geological processes, structures, and measurements with high-precision GPS data. These are Javascript based tools. | |||
| UNAVCO |
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Kid Zone — Games, puzzles | |||
| Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG) |
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Kid's Earthquake Questions & Answers — kids' questions answered by scientists | |||
| Dromore National School, Republic of Ireland & USGS |
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Large Plate Puzzle (PDF) — cut a large world map into puzzle pieces along plate boundaries, students discuss individually land then for the whole map after the class puts pieces together; simple but powerful, discussion Q/A included | |||
| USGS |
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Late Night Musings of an Earthquake Seismologist — USGS Scientist Paul A. Reasenberg candidly discusses earthquake preparedness. | |||
| USGS |
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Life Along the Faultline — lots of resources, information, activities and graphics concerning earthquakes in California | |||
| Exploratorium |
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Listening to Earthquakes — music and earthquakes have something in common! | |||
| USGS |
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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 |
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Living in Earthquake Country: A Teaching Box — 7 lessons with the goal of teaching students about how and why earthquakes cause damage. Explores 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 |
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Living On Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Northern California — A collection of preparedness guides for earthquakes and tsunamis especially for the Northern Coast of California | |||
| Humboldt State Univ, Dept of Geology |
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Living with Earthquakes in Nevada: A Nevadan's Guide — This guide and many other preparedness-related information especially for Nevada. | |||
| Univ. of Nevada Seismological Lab |
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Magnitude / Intensity Comparison — Explains the difference between magnitude and intensity. | |||
| USGS |
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Magnitude versus Intensity Lesson (PDF) — classroom lesson to teach the difference between earthquake magnitude and earthquake intensities | |||
| USGS |
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Map of World Time Zones (CIA factbook) (PDF) — A map of world time zones. | |||
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MARGINS Education & Outreach Resources — Mini-lessons, powerpoint presentations, research nuggets and more. | |||
| MARGINS - Lamont-Doherty |
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Measuring the Size of an Earthquake — How the size of an earthquake is measured. | |||
| USGS |
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MegaQuakes/Earthquake Simulator — dial up an earthquake and see the results | |||
| Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) |
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Men & Women of Seismology, The — biographies and photos of famous seismologists | |||
| USGS |
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Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, The — A description of the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. | |||
| USGS |
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Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker — Push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape | |||
| PBS |
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Musical Plates — use realtime data to plot earthquakes and solve problems | |||
| New Jersey Networking Infrastructure in Education |
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National Geophysical Data Center Tsunami Database — Compilation of a unique set of tsunami-related products. | |||
| NOAA |
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Natural Hazards Center — resources concerning hazards mitigation and disaster preparedness | |||
| University of Colorado |
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NEHRP - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program — The Federal Government's program to reduce the risks to life and property from earthquakes | |||
| National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program |
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New Madrid Earthquakes 1811 - 1812 — Accounts of the large earthquakes that occurred in the New Madrid area in 1811 - 1812. | |||
| USGS |
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NGDC - Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC — Data, images, kids quizzes, and maps from geologic hazards as well as slide shows available for order | |||
| National Geophysical Data Center |
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NOAA Center for Tsunami Research — Research in support of improved measurement technology, design of optimal tsunami monitoring networks, improved models to increase the speed and accuracy of operational forecasts and warnings, and improved methods to predict tsunami impacts on the population and infrastructure of coastal communities. | |||
| NOAA |
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On Shaky Ground — Earthquake hazards in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. | |||
| www.riverfronttimes.com |
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On the Move: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics — description of plate tectonic history and mechanics | |||
| NASA |
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One-page Information Sheets on Earthquake Topics — one-page information sheets about various earthquake topics | |||
| Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) |
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Online Coloring Pages — Interactively color earthquake-related pictures | |||
| USGS |
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Online Wordsearch Puzzles — Interactive wordsearch puzzles with earthquake-related words | |||
| USGS |
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Open for Business — disaster planning toolkit for the home and small business | |||
| Institute for Business & Home Safety |
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Our Dynamic Plate CD-ROM — CD-ROM you can order | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center — Tsunami monitoring. | |||
| NOAA |
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PaleoMap Project — plate tectonics, earth history, climate history, lesson plans, software, and more | |||
| UT Arlington |
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Pangea to Present — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Oregon State University |
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Papers from an NAS Colloquium on — excellent collection of downloadable papers | |||
| National Academy of Sciences |
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PBJ Fault (PDF) — demonstrate the different types of faults with a PBJ sandwich, and then eat it double-decker | |||
| USGS |
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| Univ. of Oregon |
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Plate Boundary Structure Along the San Andreas Fault — Plate Boundary Structure Along the San Andreas Fault | |||
| Geodynamics Research Group, PSU |
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Plate Tectonic Movement Visualizations — Visualizations and supporting material that can be used effectively to teach students about various geophysics topics. Visualizations include simple animations, GIS-based animated maps, paleogeographic maps and globes, as well as numerous illustrations and photos. | |||
| Carleton College/NAGT materials |
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Plate Tectonics Activities — Games, quiz | |||
| Quia |
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Plate Tectonics Quiz — quiz | |||
| Enchanted Learning |
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Plate Tectonics Quiz — quiz | |||
| SchoolScience.co.uk |
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Plate Tectonics, Their Cause — graphics and brief summary | |||
| Univ. of Nevada, Reno |
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Plot that Quake! — lesson plan for using the Internet to plot earthquakes over time | |||
| Berkeley |
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Predicting Earthquakes — short overview | |||
| USGS |
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Protect Your Pets in an Emergency — Help ensure your pet's safety during an earthquake. | |||
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Protecting Your Family from Earthquakes — in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean | |||
| USGS & many other organizations |
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Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Central US edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in the Central US | |||
| USGS |
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Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - NCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in northern California | |||
| USGS & many other organizations |
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Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - SCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedness in southern California | |||
| USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) |
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Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Utah edition — Earthquakes and prepardeness in Utah | |||
| Utah Seismic Safety Commission |
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Quake Country — articles and resources about earthquakes in the San Francisco area | |||
| San Francisco Chronicle |
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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 |
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Quakeinfo.org — Things you can do around your house to prepare for an earthquake | |||
| QuakeInfo.org |
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QuakeSmart — This site will show you how mitigation can work for you and how to reduce your risks in three steps: understanding what's at risk, making a plan, and getting the work done. Each step has a checklist to guide you. | |||
| FEMA & NEHRP |
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QuakeSmart — Risk awareness and mitigation information for businesses. | |||
| QuakeSmart |
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Ray Tracing Animations — animations for various earth models and types of seismic reflections and refractions | |||
| Washington Univ. |
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Recommended Reading about Earthquakes for Kids and Adults — list of books | |||
| USGS |
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Reducing Earthquake Hazards in Schools — identification of nonstructural hazards at schools | |||
| John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. |
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Relief Web — Online gateway to information on disasters | |||
| Relief Web |
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Remote-Sensing Seismic Activities — you are the planner, and you have to consider the earthquake hazards and risks | |||
| Montgomery Cty Public Schools |
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Richter Magnitude Scale, The — Description of the Richter magnitude scale. | |||
| USGS |
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Rock'n on Shakey Ground (4MB PDF) — The basics of earthquake science written especially for the elementary school level. | |||
| USGS & Green Frog News |
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Rumble Tumble — an online book with pictures, created by a kid | |||
| FEMA |
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San Andreas Fault at Wallace Creek — Interactive, 360 degree panorama of the San Andreas Fault. Aerial photos of the fault taken from a kite. | |||
| USGS |
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San Andreas Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the San Andreas Fault | |||
| JPL/NASA |
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San Andreas Fault, The — overview of the San Andreas Fault, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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Savage Earth, The — slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animations | |||
| PBS |
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Schoolyard Geology — Online lesson plans with photos and images. Excellent geologic activities you can do anywhere! Education standards info included. | |||
| USGS |
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Science Explained, The — links to popular science articles about earthquake research | |||
| USGS |
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Science Fair Project Ideas — specific projects with directions and ideas | |||
| USGS |
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Science of Earthquakes, The — brief and basic earthquake science concepts | |||
| USGS |
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Science of Tsunami Hazards - International Journal — Collection of downloadable journal articles in PDF format. | |||
| Tsunami Society |
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Sea-Floor Spreading and Subduction, How to Build a Model Illustrating — Three-dimensional, cut-and-paste paper model illustrating sea-floor spreading and subduction. | |||
| USGS |
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Seismic Seiches — Description and history of seismic seiches. | |||
| USGS |
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Seismic seiches from the March 1964 Alaska earthquake — Seismic seiches from the March 1964 Alaska earthquake | |||
| Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys |
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Seismic Waves — graphics to explain different types of seismic waves | |||
| UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan |
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Seismic Waves — demonstration on different types of seismic waves | |||
| Aspire |
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Seismic/Eruption — A free program (PC) you can download for the visualization of seismicity and volcanic activity in space and time | |||
| SUNY Binghamton |
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Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes — brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes | |||
| USGS |
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Seismology Teaching Resources — Educational page with seismo links, diagrams, animations, and other teaching resources. | |||
| Arizona State University |
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Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure, An Introduction to — online companion to the textbook by Seth Stein and Michael Wysession with electronic versions of all images and access to homework problems and solutions; also includes errata | |||
| Blackwell Publishing |
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Severity of an Earthquake, The — measuring earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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Shake, Rattle, and Slide — Lessons, activities, and slide shows about earthquakes, volcanoes, and glaciers. | |||
| University of Illinois Extension |
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Shakes & Quakes — Legos and earthquakes | |||
| Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) |
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Soil & Earthquakes — explains liquefaction | |||
| Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) |
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Southern California Earthquakes, Faults, Photos & Rupture Movies — all things "earthquake" in southern California | |||
| Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS |
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Southern California Integrated GPS Network Education Module — excellent graphics, animations and activities | |||
| USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) |
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Strengthening Wood Frame Houses for Earthquake Safety — addresses weaknesses in wood frame homes | |||
| John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. |
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Structural Engineers Celebrating Earthquake Safety — Why earthquakes happen, why some buildings fail, how structural engineers study earthquakes. | |||
| Structural Engineers Association of Northen California |
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Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes — lesson plan using Internet | |||
| Berkeley |
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Table-Top Earthquakes — USGS Open-File Report 98-767 (online) | |||
| USGS |
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TASA Graphic Arts, Inc. — Plate Tectonics and How the Earth Works, The Theory of Plate Tectonics CDROMS, and more you can order | |||
| TASA Graphic Arts, Inc. |
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Teacher's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area Geophysics Maps — USGS Open File Report 95-479 (online) | |||
| USGS |
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Tectonic Geomorphology: Figures — Figures from the book "Tectonic Geomorphology" by Douglas W. Burbank and Robert S. Anderson | |||
| Institute for Crustal Studies |
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The Emergency Preparedness Handbook — suggestions on being prepared for earthquakes | |||
| Los Angeles City Fire Department |
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The Physics of Tsunamis — Explains the mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation. | |||
| Univ. of Washington |
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The Richter Scale — An interactive demonstration of calculating the magnitude of an earthquake based on amplitude and S and P wave locations | |||
| Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
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The Wave that Shook the World — Online companion to the NOVA broadcast with excellent animations, Q&anmp;A, images, and lesson plans for teachers. | |||
| PBS-NOVA |
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The World Clock - Time Zones — Displays list of cities with local time. Many selections available. May select city by continent, capital cities, and more. | |||
| Time and Date AS / Steffen Thorsen |
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Theory of the Earth — online book on the science of earthquakes | |||
| Caltech |
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Theory of the Earth, The New — This is the only book on the whole landscape of deep Earth processes that ties together all the strands of the subdisciplines. This book is a complete update of Anderson’s Theory of the Earth (1989). | |||
| Caltech |
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This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics — excellent comprehensive overview of plate tectonics with excellent graphics, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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This Dynamic Planet — World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Impact Craters, and Plate Tectonics | |||
| USGS |
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Time Zone Conversion — Table of conversions from UTC to some US time zones, standard and dailylight savings time. | |||
| Department of the Navy |
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Today in Earthquake History — what happened today in earthquake history | |||
| USGS |
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Tohoku, Japan 2011 M9.0 Educational Slides — Educational slides for the 2011 Tohoku,Japan M9.0 Earthquake ( PDF version | |||
| USGS |
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Tour of San Andreas Fault in the San Francisco Bay Area — virtual field trip | |||
| Stanford |
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Tour of the Calavaras Fault — virtual field trip | |||
| Stanford Exploration Project |
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Tracing earthquakes: seismology in the classroom — Reconstructing an ancient Chinese seismograph, a simple wave machine, and investigating earthquake-proof buildings. | |||
| Science in School |
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Transforming California: Landforms of the San Andreas Fault — PowerPoint presentation of digital images (60.7 Mb) exploring the landforms found along the San Andreas Fault. Designed for classroom use with a complementing narrative for each slide. One of the many Earthtrip Virtual Field Trips to explore. | |||
| Paleontological Research Institution |
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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 |
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Try It Yourself Calculator — How much bigger is a magnitude 8.7 earthquake than a magnitude 5.8 earthquake? | |||
| USGS |
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Tsunami — Interactive presentation covering the science of tsunamis, preparedness, research, and historical tsunamis. | |||
| Woods Hole |
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Tsunami FAQ — Tsunamis: Frequently Asked Questions | |||
| NOAA |
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Tsunami Hazard Mitigation — Information about tsunamis that may save your life. Material excerpted from "Tsunami! The Great Waves" | |||
| Univ. of Washington |
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Tsunami Hazards — "Surviving a Tsunami" brochure, tips, information, and evacuation brochures and maps. | |||
| WA Military Dept - Emergency Managment Division |
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Tsunami Information and Education — Focus on Seaside, OR, but useful for anyone within a tsunami risk zone. | |||
| City of Seaside, Oregon |
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Tsunami Information for Kids — Brochures, coloring books, and educational links for kids. | |||
| NOAA |
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Tsunami Portal — Links to Warning Centers and educational information. | |||
| NOAA |
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Tsunami Preparedness Guidebook — Downloadable PDF and additional links to tsunami preparedness websites. | |||
| GeoHazards International |
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Tsunami Resources — General information about tsunamis and preparedness, including evacuation routes for coastal towns in Washington. | |||
| WA Military Dept - Emergency Mngmt Division |
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Tsunami Websites — compilation of websites that provide current tsunami information | |||
| USGS | |||
Tsunami! — Site provides general information about tsunamis, their causes and history as well as what to do in case of a tsunami. | |||
| University of Washington by the Department of Earth and Space Sciences |
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Tsunami: The Great Waves — Basic information about the basics of tsunamis. | |||
| NOAA |
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Tsunamis — short news piece with images | |||
| The Why Files |
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Tsunamis — Basic science of tsunamis, preparedness, and focus on California and historical information. | |||
| California Geological Survey |
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Tusnami Research Center — Tsunami research at USC. | |||
| Univ. of Southern California |
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U.S. State Department - Travel Warnings & Consular Info Sheets — Information for people planning on traveling abroad | |||
| U.S. State Department |
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Uncovering the San Andreas Fault (PDF) — Earthquake Trail: What Makes the Geology of Point Reyes National Seashore So Special? | |||
| National Park Service |
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Understanding Earthquakes — quiz, descriptions and animations | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Understanding Earthquakes Makes for Messy Science — Earthquake processes typically occur tens of miles below the Earth's surface and over geologic time, away from direct observation. Earthquake science, in particular, is often subject to interpretation and bias. | |||
| USGS |
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Understanding Quakes — description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey | |||
| The Why Files |
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Understanding Tsunamis — learn about tsunamis with a model | |||
| DiscoverySchool.com |
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Universal Time and Greenwich Mean Time — Explains the similarities and differences between the two types of time standards. | |||
| US Naval Observatory |
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Universal Time Gif Clock — GIf image of Universal Time | |||
| Department of the Navy |
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UPSeis Seismology Questions Answered — magnitudes, research, locations, seismic waves, and all the basics explained, as well as preparedness and hazards | |||
| UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan |
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US Agency for International Development — US agency set up to provide relief to other countries suffering from disaster | |||
| USAID |
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USGS Maps Booklet — online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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USGS Maps: Earthquakes-Volcanoes-Landslides — Purchase maps based on earthquake, volcano, and landslide hazards | |||
| USGS |
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Virtual Earthquake & Other Labs — you're the scientist, and you have to locate the earthquake and determine the magnitude | |||
| Calstate LA |
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Virtual Earthquake Engineering — interactive demonstration of the effects of earthquake retrofitting | |||
| S. Illinois Univ. |
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Virtual Plate Reconstructions — exploration of plate tectonics | |||
| Univ. of Kentucky |
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Volcano World's Activities for Plate Tectonics — slide-style coverage of the basics | |||
| Oregon State University |
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Wallace Creek Interpretive Trail Guide — Interactive online trail guide to Wallace Creek site on the San Andreas Fault | |||
| USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) |
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West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center — Tsunami monitoring. | |||
| NOAA |
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What Are the U.S. Time Zones? — Table of how to determine time in any US time zone, given UTC time. Contains a short history of standard time in the US. | |||
| Department of the Navy |
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What is Universal Time? (U.S. Naval Observatory) — Explanation of Universal Time. | |||
| U.S. Naval Observatory |
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What is UTC? — Description of Universal Time. | |||
| NASA/MSFC/ESSD |
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What on Earth is Plate Tectonics? — excellent presentation with vivid graphics | |||
| USGS & U.S. National Park Service |
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What Time Is It? — Displays current UTC time, and current time in US time zones. | |||
| Department of the Navy |
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Where are the Fault Lines in the United States East of the Rocky Mountains? — Information on where the fault lines are in states east of the Rocky Mountains. | |||
| USGS |
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Who Dunit? and the Law of Superposition (PDF) — solve a crime, and then use those same skills to understand the Law of Superposition (older layers of the earth on bottom) with a fun WhoDunit? investigation and then use your skills to solve a geological mystery | |||
| USGS |
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World Time Zone Map — World time zones. | |||
| U.S. Naval Observatory |
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World Time Zones — Information on World time zones, including maps, US law, and information by country. | |||
| Department of the Navy |
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Xpeditions: Earthquakes & Volcanoes — Compare plate tectonic maps with population density maps, and analyze what these maps imply about population and seismic hazards. | |||
| National Geographic |
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