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.Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)
Animations of Seismology Fundamentals
animations illustrating the fundamentals of earthquakes and seismologyUSGS
Bigger Faults Make Bigger EQ's
three different rope lengths are used to demonstrate how a fault ruptures in an EQ and why bigger faults make bigger EQ'sAbout Geology
California Subduction Rocks
A photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California.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.Univ. of Wisconsin
Earth Science Course Notes & Graphics
Professor Steve Dutch's excellent online resources for earth sciences with great images for teaching; all the goodies are behind the "Notes" linksPurdue 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 basicsUSGS
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow online
preview of the complete PowerPoint show for the basicsUSGS
Earthquake Model
earthquake recurrence, size, and prediction demonstration instructions, brick & sandpaper modelUSGS
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, MegaQuakes, and the Movies
discussion about facts versus fantasiesUSGS
EQs on the Surface (PDF)
use topo maps, seismicity maps, and fault maps to understand the connection between the surface features, locations of EQs and mapped faultsW.W. Norton and Company
Essentials of Geology Animations
A collection of animations describing concepts of geologyUSGS
Fault Features (PDF)
a pan, dirt and some fabric create a model to demonstrate surface features of faults, use the Wallace Creek trail guide to see real fault features, or take a field tripUniv. of Leeds
Faults
photos and graphics of fault typesJPL/NASA
Garlock Fault Fly-Over
virtual fly-over of the Garlock faultEarth Science Australia
Geological Processes & Structures
animations of various typesUSGS
High Quality Earthquake Animations
Simulations of earthquake ruptures that were run on the supercomputers at Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing ResearchHow Stuff Works
How Earthquakes Work
description of the basicsHoughton Mifflin Company College Division
Inside Geology - Chapter 9: Folds, Faults and Mountains
companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossariesSouthern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS
Investigating Earthquakes Through Regional Seismicity
excellent graphics, animations and activitiesSouthern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS
Landers Earthquake Rupture Movie
animation of the rupture on the Landers faultDLESE
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.Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)
MegaQuakes/Earthquake Simulator
dial up an earthquake and see the resultsUSGS
PBJ Fault (PDF)
demonstrate the different types of faults with a PBJ sandwich, and then eat it double-deckerUniv. of Oregon
Photos of Faults and Fault Zone Features
photosUniv. of Nevada, Reno
Plate Tectonics, Their Cause
graphics and brief summaryUSGS & many other organizations
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - NCA edition
Earthquakes and preparedeness in northern CaliforniaUSGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - SCA edition
Earthquakes and preparedeness in southern CaliforniaUtah Seismic Safety Commission
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Utah edition
Earthquakes and prepardeness in UtahUSGS
San Andreas Fault at Wallace Creek
Interactive, 360 degree panorama of the San Andreas Fault. Aerial photos of the fault taken from a kite.JPL/NASA
San Andreas Fault Fly-Over
virtual fly-over of the San Andreas FaultUSGS
San Andreas Fault, The
overview of the San Andreas Fault, online USGS general interest publicationPBS
Savage Earth, The
slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animationsUSGS
Science Explained, The
links to popular science articles about earthquake researchUSGS
Sea-Floor Spreading and Subduction, How to Build a Model Illustrating
Three-dimensional, cut-and-paste paper model illustrating sea-floor spreading and subduction.USGS
Table-Top Earthquakes
USGS Open-File Report 98-767 (online)USGS
Teacher's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area Geophysics Maps
USGS Open File Report 95-479 (online)Institute for Crustal Studies
Tectonic Geomorphology: Figures
Figures from the book "Tectonic Geomorphology" by Douglas W. Burbank and Robert S. AndersonStanford
Tour of San Andreas Fault in the San Francisco Bay Area
virtual field tripStanford Exploration Project
Tour of the Calavaras Fault
virtual field tripCalstate Hayward
Tour of the Hayward Fault
virtual field tripUniv. of Kentucky
Tour of the Kentucky River Fault Zone
virtual field tripUC Santa Cruz
Tour of the Site of the Loma Prieta Earthquake
virtual field tripThe Why Files
Understanding Quakes
description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in TurkeyUSGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center
USGS Map Catalog: Earthquakes-Volcanoes-Landslides
Purchase maps based on earthquake, volcano, and landslide hazardsUSGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
Wallace Creek Interpretive Trail Guide
Interactive online trail guide to Wallace Creek site on the San Andreas FaultUSGS
Where are the Fault Lines in the United States East of the Rocky Mountains?
Information on where the fault lines are in states east of the Rocky Mountains.
Earthquake Topics - Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.
