Earthquake Topics - Locating Earthquakes

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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
USGS
Determining the Depth of an Earthquake
brief discussion on depths of earthquakes
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
Tech Museum of Innovation
Earthquakes
slide-show type presentation
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.
Binghamton Univ Geological Sciences
Education & Outreach Software
Downloadable software to manipulate seismograms and for visualization.
How Stuff Works
How Earthquakes Work
description of the basics
USGS
Measuring the Size of an Earthquake
How the size of an earthquake is measured.
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
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
Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes
brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes
USGS
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.
Calstate LA
Virtual Earthquake & Other Labs
you're the scientist, and you have to locate the earthquake and determine the magnitude

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