Earthquake Topics — History-Earthquakes, Seismology
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- A Walk through Time — A history of time through the ages. (National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physics Laboratory)
- Birth of the Himalayas — brief description of the origin of the Himalaya Mountains (NOVA)
- Brief History of Seismology to 1910 — brief description of history of seismology (UC Santa Barbara)
- Continental Drift — investigate the plate motions given various clues to past configurations (DiscoverySchool.com)
- Early History of Seismometry (to 1900), The — history of various instruments throughout the history of seismology (USGS)
- Earth Science Explorer — virtual museum (NASA)
- Earth Science Lesson Plans — variety of activities from Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology website (Berkeley)
- Earth Science Lessons — lessons developed by an elementary school teacher, but good for all ages, slide-style with color diagrams and photographs (Oregon State University)
- Earth Science World Records — description and graphics of plate tectonics, earthquakes, and more (Extreme Science)
- Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow Download — a complete PowerPoint show for the basics (USGS)
- Earthquake Accounts by Famous People — personal accounts of earthquake experiences (UC Santa Barbara)
- Earthquake Effects in Kobe, Japan — discussion and lots of photos and images of the effects of the Kobe, Japan earthquake (Univ. of Nevada, Reno)
- Earthquake Hazards on the Island of Hawaii — summary of earthquake hazards in Hawaii (USGS)
- Earthquake Monitoring — explore the history behind earthquake monitoring; list of additional readings and links also included (USGS)
- Earthquakes — general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication (USGS)
- Earthquakes — slide-show type presentation (Tech Museum of Innovation)
- Earthquakes in the Midwestern and Eastern US?! — summary of earthquakes in the Central and Eastern US (Univ. of Nevada, Reno)
- Historical Earthquake Theories — collection of historical earthquake theories and myths (Univ. of Vienna)
- History of Daylight Savings Time — History of Daylight Savings Time (WebExhibits)
- Inside Geology - Chapter 10: Earthquakes — 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)
- Life Along the Faultline — lots of resources, information, activities and graphics concerning earthquakes in California (Exploratorium)
- Men & Women of Seismology, The — biographies and photos of famous seismologists (USGS)
- Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker — Push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape (PBS)
- NGDC - Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC — Data, images, kids quizzes, and maps from geologic hazards as well as slide shows available for order (National Geophysical Data Center)
- PaleoMap Project — plate tectonics, earth history, climate history, lesson plans, software, and more (UT Arlington)
- San Andreas Fault, The — overview of the San Andreas Fault, online USGS general interest publication (USGS)
- Science Explained, The — links to popular science articles about earthquake research (USGS)
- This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics — excellent comprehensive overview of plate tectonics with excellent graphics, online USGS general interest publication (USGS)
- Today in Earthquake History — what happened today in earthquake history (USGS)
- Understanding Earthquakes — quiz, descriptions and animations (UC Santa Barbara)
- Understanding Quakes — description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey (The Why Files)
