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SDSU Education Center on Computational Science and Engr
"Written in Stone" Earthquake Animations
Animations developed for the educational video "Written in Stone" produced by San Diego State professor Pat Abbott. These animations offer visual explanations for some of the more complex processes involved in earthquake dynamics. They also include some practical mitigation procedures for securing one's home for protection during an earthquake.
Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
An online exhibit of information and images from the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Carleton College/NAGT materials
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Visualizations
This collection presents links to images, films, panoramas and animations about the earthquake and fire.
USGS
A Comparison of Two Bay Area Earthquakes: 1989 v. 1906
Investigate the shaking intensity and magnitude of these two earthquakes.
Univ. of Nevada, Reno
About Earthquakes
descriptions and graphics of earthquakes and their effects
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
Building a Shake Table
discussion and lesson plans
USGS
Can It Happen Here?
Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States?
TASA Graphic Arts
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.
Purdue Univ.
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!
USGS
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow Download
a complete PowerPoint show for the basics
USGS
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow online
preview of the complete PowerPoint show for the basics
USGS
Earthquake Booms, Seneca Guns, and Other Sounds
An examination of strange and unexplained sounds that are sometimes heard accompanying earthquakes.
Univ. of Nevada, Reno
Earthquake Effects in Kobe, Japan
discussion and lots of photos and images of the effects of the Kobe, Japan earthquake
USGS
Earthquake Facts & Earthquake Fantasy
Companion to "Earthquakes, Megaquakes, and the Movies"
USGS
Earthquake Hazards on the Island of Hawaii
summary of earthquake hazards in Hawaii
USGS
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
Earthquakes
general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication
Tech Museum of Innovation
Earthquakes
slide-show type presentation
USGS
Earthquakes, MegaQuakes, and the Movies
discussion about facts versus fantasies
USGS & many other organizations
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
Groundwater Effects from Earthquakes
A description of the potential effects of earthquakes on groundwater and wells.
USGS
Hazards 101, Earthquake
The basics of how the USGS National Earthquake Hazard Maps are made.
USGS
High Quality Earthquake Animations
Simulations of earthquake ruptures that were run on the supercomputers at Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing Research
DLESE
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
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.
USGS & many other organizations
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - NCA edition
Earthquakes and preparedeness in northern California
USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - SCA edition
Earthquakes and preparedeness in southern California
Utah Seismic Safety Commission
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Utah edition
Earthquakes and prepardeness in Utah
USGS
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
Science Explained, The
links to popular science articles about earthquake research
University of Illinois Extension
Shake, Rattle, and Slide
Lessons, activities, and slide shows about earthquakes, volcanoes, and glaciers.
PBS-NOVA
The Wave that Shook the World
Online companion to the NOVA broadcast with excellent animations, Q&A, images, and lesson plans for teachers.
UC Santa Cruz
Tour of the Site of the Loma Prieta Earthquake
virtual field trip
The Why Files
Tsunamis
short news piece with images
The Why Files
Understanding Quakes
description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey
UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan
UPSeis Seismology Questions Answered
magnitudes, research, locations, seismic waves, and all the basics explained, as well as preparedness and hazards
Carleton College/NAGT materials
Visualizations of Geologic Hazards
Visualizing the Earth, its processes, and its evolution through time is a fundamental aspect of geoscience. The use of visualizations - diagrams, images, animations, maps, and more - is an essential tool in helping students to visualize the Earth and its processes.

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