(See related pages)
Web Links Described From Chapter 16What To Do Before, During, and After an Earthquake p.401
Earthquake preparedness information from the Red Cross. Federal Emergency Management Administration p.401
FEMA information on earthquake hazards. Southern California Earthquake Center Pamphlet on Earthquake Preparedness p.401
Online version of the popular circular created by the Southern California Earthquake Center. Waiting for the Big One in California p.408
U.S. Geological information page on the San Andreas Fault, California. Waiting for the Big One in California - 2 p.408
Another U.S. Geological information page on the San Andreas Fault, California. Waiting for the Big One in California - 3 p. 408
Still More U.S. Geological Survey information on the San Andreas Fault, California.
Below you will find links to a number of other interesting web sites with information about Earthquakes.
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| National Earthquake Information Center | ||
| Information and updates on recent earthquakes around the world. ( http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/ ) | ||
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| National Seismic Hazard Mapping Program | ||
| Extensive compilation of earthquake hazard data and maps for the United States of America. Are you at risk? ( http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/ ) | ||
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| Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) | ||
| IRIS is a university research consortium dedicated to exploring the Earth's interior through the collection and distribution of seismographic data. ( http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/ ) | ||
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| Council of the National Seismic System | ||
| The Council of the National Seismic System (CNSS) is an organization of institutions involved in seismic monitoring in the United States. This includes the USGS, the Department of Energy, state agencies, and public and private universities. The website contains a searchable catalog of worldwide earthquakes. ( http://www.cnss.org/ ) | ||
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| Institute of Seismology, University of Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Follow the "Seismic Events" link to see the seismic effects of nuclear explosions. ( http://dino.seismo.helsinki.fi/ ) | ||
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| Build your own seismograph | ||
| Detailed instructions for building a crude seismograph. ( http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/indiv/davis/hs/Seismograph.html ) | ||
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| The New Madrid Fault Zone | ||
| Scientists trying to understand the cause of large magnitude earthquakes in the central United States before it's too late! ( http://quake.ualr.edu/public/nmfz.htm ) | ||
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| U.S. Geological Survey Report on the San Francisco Earthquake of April 18,1906 | ||
| Historical document describing the effects of the San Francisco earthquake and fire in 1906. Includes photographs of earthquake effects. ( http://americahurrah.com/USGS/Intro.htm ) | ||
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| Seismic Records of the Russian Submarine Kursk | ||
| NORSAR (the Norwegian Seismic Array) was among the first to publish documentation regarding the sinking of the Russian submarine, Kursk, in 12 August 2000. ( http://www.norsar.no/pressreleases/barentssea/ ) | ||
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| World Trade Center Disaster | ||
| Seismogram recording impact of commercial airliners with World Trade Center and their ultimate collapse, 11 September 2001. Obtained from station PAL, part of the Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network in New York. ( http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/LCSN/Eq/20010911_wtc.html ) | ||
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