Earthquake Topics - Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring

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San Diego State Univ.
Animation of P, S & Surface Waves
seismic wave animations
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)
Animations of Seismology Fundamentals
animations illustrating the fundamentals of earthquakes and seismology
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 Monitoring
explore the history behind earthquake monitoring; list of additional readings and links also included
Tech Museum of Innovation
Earthquakes
slide-show type presentation
W.H. Freeman & Co.
Earthquakes by Bruce A. Bolt Online Companion
links related to subjects covered in book
Binghamton Univ Geological Sciences
Education & Outreach Software
Downloadable software to manipulate seismograms and for visualization.
Univ. of South Carolina, IRIS
Global Earthquake Explorer, The
easy tool for non-seismologists to retrieve, display and analyze seismic data
USGS Emeritus
John Lahr's Earthquake website
Collection of the author's own activities and publications, and links to other useful tidbits. Especially useful if you have your own seismometer, or want to build one.
Stanford
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.
USGS
Science Explained, The
links to popular science articles about earthquake research
USGS
Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes
brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes
Science in School
Tracing earthquakes: seismology in the classroom
Reconstructing an ancient Chinese seismograph, a simple wave machine, and investigating earthquake-proof buildings.
UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan
UPSeis Seismology Questions Answered
magnitudes, research, locations, seismic waves, and all the basics explained, as well as preparedness and hazards

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