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.

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

Brief description of history of seismology

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

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)

Short news piece with images

fascinating earthquake facts

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.

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.

Animation clips and other geo-educational items

Plate tectonics basics.

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.

Companion to "Earthquakes, Megaquakes, and the Movies"

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

online quiz

online quiz

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.

general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication

PodCasts, presentations and fact sheets on the basics of earthquakes.

Information on the basics of earthquakes.

PDF format of a complete PowerPoint show for the basics

discussion about facts versus fantasies

links to photos of earthquake effects and tsunami effects

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

Collection of interrelated learn concepts that focuses on finding the evidence for plate tectonics using digital resources, education standards, and comprehensive lesson plans.

4 videos: Building the Planet, Shaping the Planet, Assembling America, A Human World

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.

geologic time scale, plate tectonics animation, and more!

animations of various types

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

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

Description of the basics

Houses and short buildings shake differently than tall buildings.

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

Uses the USGS Earthquake Catalog API. Search for earthquakes, and then interact with the 3-D earthquake location viewer. There is a classroom activity for 5-8th grades to accompany this.

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!

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.

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

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!

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.

classroom lesson to teach the difference between earthquake magnitude and earthquake intensities (8.3MB PDF)

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

A collection of information about the region, the historical seismicity, and the hazards.

Earthquake education in the global Persian community.

photos

Interactive tutorial with easy-to-understand images and some multi-media.

excellent presentation with vivid graphics

list of books

you are the planner, and you have to consider the earthquake hazards and risks

virtual fly-over of the San Andreas Fault

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

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.

Online lesson plans with photos and images. Excellent geologic activities you can do anywhere! Education standards info included.

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.

specific projects with directions and ideas

brief and basic earthquake science concepts

Three-dimensional, cut-and-paste paper model illustrating sea-floor spreading and subduction.

graphics to explain different types of seismic waves

demonstration on 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.

brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes

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

measuring earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication

Lessons, activities, and slide shows about earthquakes, volcanoes, and glaciers.

Legos and earthquakes

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.

How Can You Tell the Difference Between a Sonic Boom and an Earthquake on a Seismogram? Some Interesting Facts About Sonic Booms.

all things "earthquake" in southern California

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.

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

what happened today in earthquake history

Reconstructing an ancient Chinese seismograph, a simple wave machine, and investigating earthquake-proof buildings.

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

Brief history of seismology to 1910, earthquake and plate tectonic quizzes, earthquake accounts by famous people, elastic rebound animation, and links to addition resources.

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

learn about tsunamis with a model

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

summary of earthquake hazards in Hawaii

Lots of great earth science lessons good for all ages, slide-style with color diagrams and photographs

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.

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