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- "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. (SDSU Education Center on Computational Science and Engr)
- Animations of Seismology Fundamentals — animations illustrating the fundamentals of earthquakes and seismology (Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS))
- 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's (USGS)
- California Subduction Rocks — A photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California. (About Geology)
- 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. (TASA Graphic Arts)
- 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" links (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- 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! (Purdue Univ.)
- 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 Model — earthquake recurrence, size, and prediction demonstration instructions, brick & sandpaper model (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, MegaQuakes, and the Movies — discussion about facts versus fantasies (USGS)
- 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 faults (USGS)
- Essentials of Geology Animations — A collection of animations describing concepts of geology (W.W. Norton and Company)
- 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 trip (USGS)
- Faults — photos and graphics of fault types (Univ. of Leeds)
- Garlock Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the Garlock fault (JPL/NASA)
- Geological Processes & Structures — animations of various types (Earth Science Australia)
- High Quality Earthquake Animations — Simulations of earthquake ruptures that were run on the supercomputers at Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing Research (USGS)
- How Earthquakes Work — description of the basics (How Stuff Works)
- 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 glossaries (Houghton Mifflin Company College Division)
- Investigating Earthquakes Through Regional Seismicity — excellent graphics, animations and activities (Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS)
- Landers Earthquake Rupture Movie — animation of the rupture on the Landers fault (Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS)
- 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. (DLESE)
- MegaQuakes/Earthquake Simulator — dial up an earthquake and see the results (Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS))
- PBJ Fault (PDF) — demonstrate the different types of faults with a PBJ sandwich, and then eat it double-decker (USGS)
- Photos of Faults and Fault Zone Features — photos (Univ. of Oregon)
- Plate Tectonics, Their Cause — graphics and brief summary (Univ. of Nevada, Reno)
- Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - NCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in northern California (USGS & many other organizations)
- Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - SCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in southern California (USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC))
- Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Utah edition — Earthquakes and prepardeness in Utah (Utah Seismic Safety Commission)
- 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)
- San Andreas Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the San Andreas Fault (JPL/NASA)
- San Andreas Fault, The — overview of the San Andreas Fault, online USGS general interest publication (USGS)
- Savage Earth, The — slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animations (PBS)
- Science Explained, The — links to popular science articles about earthquake research (USGS)
- 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) (USGS)
- Tectonic Geomorphology: Figures — Figures from the book "Tectonic Geomorphology" by Douglas W. Burbank and Robert S. Anderson (Institute for Crustal Studies)
- Tour of San Andreas Fault in the San Francisco Bay Area — virtual field trip (Stanford)
- Tour of the Calavaras Fault — virtual field trip (Stanford Exploration Project)
- Tour of the Hayward Fault — virtual field trip (Calstate Hayward)
- Tour of the Kentucky River Fault Zone — virtual field trip (Univ. of Kentucky)
- Tour of the Site of the Loma Prieta Earthquake — virtual field trip (UC Santa Cruz)
- Understanding Quakes — description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey (The Why Files)
- USGS Map Catalog: Earthquakes-Volcanoes-Landslides — Purchase maps based on earthquake, volcano, and landslide hazards (USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center)
- Wallace Creek Interpretive Trail Guide — Interactive online trail guide to Wallace Creek site on the San Andreas Fault (USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC))
- 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. (USGS)
