Earthquake Topics — Maps
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- Depth of Earthquakes — one-page plot and explanation (Berkeley)
- Earth's Crust, The — how thick is the Earth's crust? (USGS)
- Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow Download — a complete PowerPoint show for the basics (USGS)
- Earthquake Density Maps for the World — Maps of average number of earthquake per year, magnitude 5.0 and greater, for the World. Maps are grouped by depth intervals. (USGS)
- 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 & many other organizations)
- 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)
- Flinn-Engdahl Regions — description of regions used to identify locations of earthquakes world-wide (USGS)
- Jules Verne Voyager and Jules Verne Voyager, Jr. — an interactive map tool that enables students and scientists to better understand the relationships between geophysical and geological processes, structures, and measurements with high-precision GPS data. These are Javascript based tools. (UNAVCO)
- Kid Zone — Games, puzzles (Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG))
- Our Dynamic Plate CD-ROM — CD-ROM you can order (UC Santa Barbara)
- PaleoMap Project — plate tectonics, earth history, climate history, lesson plans, software, and more (UT Arlington)
- Plate Tectonics, Their Cause — graphics and brief summary (Univ. of Nevada, Reno)
- Potato Topo (PDF) — use a potato to make a 3-D 'topo map' and understand how it can be represented on a 1-D map, gain experience of maps and scales (USGS)
- 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)
- Schoolyard Geology — Online lesson plans with photos and images. Excellent geologic activities you can do anywhere! Education standards info included. (USGS)
- Seismicity of the United States — Seismicity maps of the United States. (USGS)
- 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)
- USGS Maps Booklet — online USGS general interest publication (USGS)
- World Seismicity Maps — World seismicity maps. (USGS)
- Xpeditions: Earthquakes & Volcanoes — Compare plate tectonic maps with population density maps, and analyze what these maps imply about population and seismic hazards. (National Geographic)
