Learning about Earthquakes

• NEIC Earthquake Lists - The biggest, the best, the worst, and so on...
• Seismosurfing the Internet- A major site for earthquake surfers, based at the University of Washington.
• USGS - Menlo Park, Ca.- Official earthquake information from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park.
• The University Of Nevada Reno (UNR) Seismological Laboratory- This is a fantastic site that includes some educational and informative links. It even includes an electronic form for reporting an earthquake.
• Riverdale Home Page - A nice school page about earthquakes.
• Illinois State Geological Survey - With "Dino" Russ Jacobson.
• Susan Rosenberg's Quaking Home Page- Colorful, with good pix and links.
• Newton's Apple Earthquake Page - From the Newton's Apple television show for kids.
• Kobe Earthquake - Interesting, informative, and illustrated (now somewhat out of date).

Pictures

• Kobe, Japan - January 17, 1995

Kobe Damage Images - Compiled by University of Nevada, Reno.

(Warning: it's 4MB in size!!)

Kobe Images - Calendar day-by day of images, very thorough, from Kobe City page

Hanshin Earthquake - (Reitaku University)

The News & Observer

Kobe Earthquake - (Osaka University, Japan)

Akashi City images - (Akashi is next to Kobe)

Mainichi Photo gallery - A record of the Great Hanshin Earthquake

Picture links from Y. Kanada

• San Francisco, California, 1906

Museum of the City of San Francisco

Photos from the 1906 Great San Francisco Quake

• San Francisco, California, Oct. 17, 1989

The 1989 Loma Prieta Quake - (Photos and eyewitness reports)

• Northridge, California, Jan. 17, 1994

Los Angeles Northridge Earthquake - (Aerial view)

• Various Earthquakes

EqIIS Query Submission Form - Search by earthquake, photographer, or image subject with this cool earthquake image search form brought to you by the Earthquake Image Information System (EqIIS)

National Geophysical Data Center - Earthquake CD-ROM- Access their online CD-ROM with a large assortment of earthquake slides! Includes images from the 1906 and 1989 San Francisco quakes, Armenian SSR, Mexico City, Iran, Prince William Sound, misc. California and others.

Niigata, Japan- Images of apartments that leaned over slowly.

California Earthquake Scenes - From EBMUD Seismic Improvement Program.

 

Institutes

• CREWES Project - (Consortium for Research in Elastic Wave Exploration Seismology) is an applied geophysical research group concentrating on the analysis and interpretation of multi-component seismic data
• Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Geophysical research group in Dublin, Ireland mainly concerned with seismic and gravity studies.
• Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology - Providing the community with world wide earthquake and seismic data.
• Instituto Andaluz de Geofisica
• MIT Global Seismology Laboratory
• Nevada Seismological Laboratory
• Northern California Earthquake Data Center - Joint project of UC Berkeley Seismographic Station and the USGS. Long-term archive and distribution center for seismological and geodetic data for Northern and Central California.
• Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology (ORFEUS) - Seismic waveform data and descriptions of our working groups; seismography, mobile stations and seismograph deployment software.
• Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network - Provides information on Pacific Northwest earthquake activity and hazards. Operated jointly by the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State University.
• Queensland University Advanced Centre for Earthquake Studies - QUAKES.
• Saint Louis University Earthquake Center
• Seismic Data Analysis Center (SDAC) - German earthquake information including direct data access.
• Seismological Laboratory
• Seismological Society of America - Scientific society devoted to the advancement of earthquake science.
• Seismosurfing the Internet- A major site for Institutions, based at the University of Washington.
• Southern Arizona Seismological Observatory
• Southern California Earthquake Center Data Center
• Southern Ontario Seismic Network (SOSN) - Earthquake maps and waveform plots from the Toronto-Hamilton-Niagara area.
• Stanford Earthquake Seismology
• UCLA - Southern California Earthquake Center
• University of Michigan - Seismological Observatory
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Wave Propagation Laboratory - Computer modeling of elastic wave phenomena. Analyses of geological and paleoclimatologic signals and modeling of nonlinear geosystems.
• University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Current Earthquake Information

• USGS National Earthquake Information Center - Current seismic information.
• Earthquake Bulletin - Recent global events.
• Finger Gateway -- quake@andreas.wr.usgs.gov - Up-to-date Earthquake Information in Northern California.
• Finger Gateway -- quake@scec.gps.caltech.edu - Up-to-date Southern California Earthquake info.
• Indiana State University Station ISU
• Last Earthquakes Report - Information on latest earthquakes with maps.
• Latest New Zealand Earthquake Report - Date, time, location and magnitude of the latest earthquake recorded by the Seismology Department of the Institute of Geophysics at Victoria University of Wellington.
• Southern California Earthquake Map
• World-Wide Earthquake Locator

Weekly Reports

• USGS Weekly Seismic Reports and Current Seismic 
• Caltech Weekly Earthquake Report for Southern California

Earthquake Prediction

• Earthquake Warning Research - Charlotte King, who "hears" the Earth, yields valuable insights into perception, physics, and the geo-sciences.
• Earthquakes - Research Breakthrough
• Perilous Times Earthquake page - Links to earthquake sites and observations about earthquake prediction.
• Pinpoint Earthquake Prediction Newsletter

Public Seismic Networks

• Alaska Public Seismic Network
• Memphis Public Seismic Network - Dedicated to the promotion of awareness and information about earthquakes in general - but, particularly, earthquake activity in the New Madrid area.
• Public Seismic Network of Pasadena
• Redwood City Public Seismic Network - Information on home built seismograph systems and near-real time seismograms of local events.

Seismic Safety

• Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act - State law passed in 1972 to mitigate the hazard of surface faulting to structures for human occupancy.
• California Seismic Safety Commission - Information about the SSC and its efforts to improve California's preparedness for major earthquakes.
• GeoHazards International - Managing urban earthquake risk in the world's most vulnerable communities.
• Quake Country - Online guide to resources and earthquake preparedness tips from the San Francisco Chronicle.
• Western States Seismic Policy Council -Regional forum for earthquake hazard mitigation technology transfer.

Earthquake Preparedness & Relief

• ABAG Planning Services - Earthquake Preparedness - Earthquake Preparedness Since 1976, ABAG has provided technical assistance to local governments in the use of earthquake information, as well as successfully advocating important ...
• Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act - (California law related to fault zones)
• Are You Ready for an Earthquake? - (from UC Santa Barbara's Campus Safety pages)
• American Psychological Association (APA) Disaster Response Network - On site mental health services to disaster survivors and workers.
• The Copp Resolution - An addition to the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights that includes the rights of disaster victims to receive aid.
• Disaster Management Center - University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Earthquake Hazards & Preparedness - From the USGS.
• EBMUD Seismic Improvement Program
• EQE Earthquake Home Preparedness Guide
• Earthquake Preparedness Information - These links offer a variety of useful information on how to prepare your family and your home for a damaging earthquake. Earthquake Fact Sheet -FEMA Quake Country - San Francisco ...  
• Emergency Preparedness Information Center
• Emergency Preparedness Information Center (Epicenter).- A slick page that includes a Hurricane Iniki story (and of course earthquake info).
• Earthquake Preparedness - Emergency Preparedness Information for Jefferson County.
• Earthquake Preparedness - Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA Earthquake Fact Sheet FEMA Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit FEMA Emergency Food and Water Handbook on earthquake hazard from SCEC Emergency ...
• Earthquake Preparedness and Response - This program contains three modules which may be offered either independently or as a total package. Emergency Planning and Preparedness Evaluation This service is ...
• Earthquake Preparedness - U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory P.O. Box 51, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718 Phone (808) 967-7328 FAX (808) 967-8890 Volcano Watch --- June 30, 1995 ...
• Earthquake Preparedness 458-8485 - Instruction on how to prepare for a major earthquake or disaster when at home, at work, or on the road are offered to neighborhood and business groups.
• Earthquake Preparedness Information for Home and Office - The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (imagemap) Earthquake Preparedness Information for Home and Office Emergency Supply Checklist 72 Hour Emergency Kits...
• FEMA's Earthquake Page.
• GLO-DISNET - The Global Disaster Network.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies- See Disaster-related Information and Early Warning Systems.
• International Rescue Corps
• Marin County, CA -- Earthquake Preparedness Chart - Earthquake Preparedness Information Material Available on this server from the California State Office of Emergency Services: "Ever Wonder What Causes Earthquakes?"  
• OES Earthquake Preparedness Materials - Earthquake Preparedness Brochure Earthquake Preparedness Information Sheets (from Reproducible Masters) What Causes Earthquakes? Tips for Preparing Children Organizing Your ...
• On Shaky Ground: Living with Earthquakes on the North Coast - Extensive earthquake preparedness information from Humboldt State University.
• Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Based on the handbook released to Southern Californians in October of 1995.
• Quake Country - San Francisco Chronicle.
• ReliefNet
• San Francisco/Bay Area Earthquake Hazard Maps
• Techniques for Mitigating Earthquake Hazards