Advanced Earthquake Topic Search Results

Earthquake statistics.

An interactive online exhibit of information, maps, images, and personal accounts from the 1906 earthquake and fire.

An ArcGIS geonarrative Storymap describing the three earthquakes along the subduction zone off the south coast of Alaska in 2020 and 2021.

View planet Earth at any time in the past 750 million years. Rotate the globe and zoom in and out. Shows how the tectonic plates have moved over time.

Flash animations illustrating basic earthquake terms and concepts.

A Science for Everyone article: In a win-win situation for both seismologists and space physicists, a cheap magnetometer at a seismic station can result in better seismic data for earthquakes and also more geomagnetic data in real time for monitoring space weather.

What does the science say? Where does the information come from? And what does it mean? Investigating past earthquakes to inform the future.

What does a geophysicist do? What do you need to study in school to become a geophysicist? What are the opportunities?

brief description of the origin of the Himalaya Mountains

Brief description of history of seismology

Wonderful diverse collection of videos and animations, as well as links to lesson plans and educational resources.

A photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California.

Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States?

This collection of 21 earthquake-related sounds, prepared by Karl V. Steinbrugge, was originally published in BSSA vol. 64, no. 5 in 1974 and updated with eight additional sounds in 1985. You can listen to individual sounds below by clicking the play button in the audio player next to the recording number, or you can download a Zip file containing MP3 audio files of all the sounds. Most of recorded on the inside of different buildings but some are from outside. (Compiled by Karl V. Steinbrugge)

Details on the rupture of the two earthquakes, the shaking distribution, aftershock zone, estimated fatality numbers, and comparisons between the two.

A plain language article about subduction zone models and how they help us understand large earthquakes.

Short news piece with images

fascinating earthquake facts

Educational slides for the M8.3 Coquimbo, Chile M8.3 earthquake.

Two of the first questions that come to mind for anyone who just felt an earthquake are, ?Will there be another one?? and ?Will it be larger??.

Educational slideset for the 09/03/2010 Darfield, New Zealand Earthquake and its Aftershocks, Including the 02/21/2011 Christchurch Event.

An ArcGIS geo-narrative storymap that describes how scientists can learn about the approximate time and magnitude of past earthquakes by looking at how they are "recorded" in the sediments under the surface of the Earth.

demonstrations with photos and graphics

brief discussion on depths of earthquakes

Follow the daily activities of a team of geologists and paleoseismologists as they dig a trench and collect data on the Teton Fault. (from a fieldwork blog September 15-21, 2017)

Searchable database of educational earth science resources for all grade levels.

Portal for teachers and students for learn the basics about earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, topography, and sea level changes.

Animation clips and other geo-educational items

Professor Steve Dutch's excellent online resources for earth sciences with great images for teaching; all the goodies are behind the "Notes" links

a wealth of excellent hands-on activities for teaching about earthquakes, volcanoes, seismic waves, plate tectonics, earth structure, seismic waves, convection, seismometers and more!

virtual museum

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.

An examination of strange and unexplained sounds that are sometimes heard accompanying earthquakes.

The goal of an earthquake early warning (EEW) system is to provide an alert to people and automatic systems after an earthquake begins but before the shaking reaches their location. As the USGS and its partners are developing an EEW system, called ShakeAlert®, for the West Coast, the benefits, costs, capabilities, and limitations are being investigated. Two recent studies explored the timeliness and accuracy of alerts.

Videos from webcams, security cameras, and newsreels during the shaking from various earthquakes.

How the size of an earthquake is measured. The differences and relationships between magnitude, energy, and fault size is discussed and shown with images.

Technical paper

A timeline showing the evolution of earthquake science and seismometers through the ages to present.

general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication

PDF format of a complete PowerPoint show for the basics

links related to subjects covered in book

links to photos of earthquake effects and tsunami effects

Animations, online lectures, visualizations and more, mostly from IRIS.

Education resources using geodetic data, GPS and visualization tools.

lots of resources, information, activities and graphics concerning earthquakes in California

Photos and graphics of fault types

Virtual fly-over of the Garlock fault. Will download a .mov file.

Virtual tours of different earth features using Google Earth.

New high-resolution lidar data reveals cracks produced from strong shaking in past earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone.

geologic time scale, plate tectonics animation, and more!

animations of various types

Animations of geological processes.

list of online course resources for undergraduate and graduate levels

A plethora a resources, including lesson plans, classroom science activities, curriculum materials, image collections, presentations, videos and animations, virtual field trips, etc.

easy tool for non-seismologists to retrieve, display and analyze seismic data

Simulations (videos) from computer models of earthquakes showing the resulting ground shaking.

Old-fashioned interviews are compared to Did You Feel It? responses for this earthquake.

A good resource for educators that includes lesson plans, info on state standards, awards, and reading suggestions

Interactive story map with 62 field trip stops for exploring the Hayward Fault in the East San Francisco Bay Area of California.

The basics of how the USGS National Earthquake Hazard Maps are made.

collection of historical earthquake theories and myths

Paleoseismology along the Wasatch Fault in Utah is helping to estimate the shaking risk to nearby towns.

Discussion of earthquake magnitudes from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program.

A Science for Everyone article: Can a deep-learning approach perform better than NEIC?s traditional methods to get more accurate earthquake locations and magnitudes? The NEIC monitoring system is a perfect candidate for deep learning because it processes large amounts of data.

wholistic view of the effects and response to the Haiti earthquake, both scientific and societal

An interactive geonarrative (Esri story map) about the four Intermountain West earthquakes. Learn more about these quakes and the historic earthquakes in this part of the western U.S. This immersive experience (best viewed on a computer) includes maps, photos from the field and links to journal papers, earthquake event pages, data and more.

An amazing collection of excellent education resources for all aspects of earthquakes and seismology with great images!

A multitude of educational resources for earthquake science, from visualizations and animations, to lessons and educational software. Awesome!

Seven-week debate involving many authors and their views

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.

An ArcGIS geonarrative storymap explaining the impacts of sea-level rise on liquefaction severity around the San Francisco Bay Area, California for the magnitude 7.0 ?HayWired? earthquake scenario along the Hayward Fault.

music and earthquakes have something in common!

A Science for Everyone article: If you want to listen to the softest whispers of the Earth, the South Pole is where you want to be. Seismic station, QSPA has been allowing us to eavesdrop on the Earth for over six decades, and it may soon gain the equivalent of hearing aids.

A large shallow earthquake moves Mt. Everest 3 cm southwest.

Push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape

Data, images, kids quizzes, and maps from geologic hazards as well as slide shows available for order

(17MB PDF)

A plain-language summary of new paleoseismology methods for studying and dating past earthquakes from trench data.

How paleoseismology is revealing information about the Hayward fault and its past. New technology being used. Photos from the Tule Pond trench on the Hayward fault.

What is paleoseismology? How does it work?

Excellent collection of downloadable papers

photos

excellent presentation with vivid graphics

A project to scan a small selection of the film chips of historical earthquake recordings to digital files was started in 1996. In addition to archiving historic data from the early years, the USGS has also worked to archive photos and descriptions of early seismometers.

animations for various earth models and types of seismic reflections and refractions

virtual fly-over of the San Andreas Fault

overview of the San Andreas Fault, online USGS general interest publication

slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animations

Many excellent resources for Public Education and Preparedness, K-14 Earthquake Education, and Experiential Learning and Career Advancement. Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country downloadable booklets for learning about earthquake hazards and safety recommendations in many different languages and for many different areas of the United States.

Whether you're an undergraduate faculty member or a K-12 science teacher our suite of partner projects have materials you can use today. Connect with a community of peers as they share what really works in their classrooms.

brief and basic earthquake science concepts

graphics to explain different types of seismic waves

Poster-sized map illustrating 119 years of global seismicity in the context of global plate tectonics and the Earth?s physiography. Primarily designed for use by earth scientists, engineers, and educators, this map provides a comprehensive overview of strong (magnitude [M] 5.5 and larger) earthquakes since 1900.

Creative visualizations of seismicity, seismic waves, ground motion. Learning units are also being added.

brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes

How seismologists can use noise to see under the ground.

Educational page with seismo links, diagrams, animations, and other teaching resources.

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

measuring earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication

This video presents a visualization of how the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska, shook during the M7.1 January 24, 2016, Iniskin, Alaska, earthquake. The building was instrumented by U.S. Geological Survey to obtain data to study its behavior and performance during strong shaking. Such data is useful to make decisions for improving the building's performance.

This video presents a visualization of shaking that was recorded in the Frontier Building in Anchorage, Alaska, during the Mw7.1 earthquake, January 24, 2016, Iniskin, Alaska.

A review of the history of the theory of plate tectonics.

all things "earthquake" in southern California

USGS Open-File Report 98-767 (online)

Figures from the book "Tectonic Geomorphology" by Douglas W. Burbank and Robert S. Anderson

What is a splay fault, and how can they affect tsunamis?

An interactive geonarrative that explains the tectonic setting of Turkey, historical seismicity of Turkey from 1900, details on both the M 7.8 and M 7.5 earthquake sequences, kinematics of the earthquake rupture, remote sensing observations that show displacements across the active faults.

A Science for Everyone article: No one can predict earthquakes. But existing faults and past earthquakes give us information about future earthquakes, and geology tells us how the ground shakes during an earthquake.

A Science for Everyone article: One USGS scientist has sorted through the challenges, the claims, and the data to determine what the possibilities and limitations really are for EEW, and the results may surprise you.

A walk through the evolution of earthquake monitoring instruments.

An historial perspective from a history professor.

An ArcGIS geo-narrative storymap with compelling images showing the effects and consequences possible in the next large earthquake on the Hayward Fault in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Online companion to the NOVA broadcast with excellent animations, Q&anmp;A, images, and lesson plans for teachers.

online book on the science of earthquakes

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 Andersonâ??s Theory of the Earth (1989).

excellent comprehensive overview of plate tectonics with excellent graphics, online USGS general interest publication

what happened today in earthquake history

Educational slides for the 2011 Tohoku,Japan M9.0 Earthquake.

travel time graph for seismic waves

How much bigger is a magnitude 8.7 earthquake than a magnitude 5.8 earthquake?

Interactive presentation covering the science of tsunamis, preparedness, research, and historical tsunamis.

Links to educational materials, warning centers.

Basics about tsunamis, information about preparedness, and links to additional resources.

short news piece with images

description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey

magnitudes, research, locations, seismic waves, and all the basics explained, as well as preparedness and hazards

Science for Everyone article

you're the scientist, and you have to locate the earthquake and determine the magnitude

Interactive online trail guide to Wallace Creek site on the San Andreas Fault

Real videos of buildings shaking during real earthquakes, and some re-creations.

How will ShakeAlert® likely perform now on a large earthquake impacting a major urban area? How much warning will you get? To answer this, let?s do a thought experiment...

An ArcGIS geo-narrative storymap that describes what can be expected if there is a large earthquake in a populated urban area.