Web Sites (1 - 10 of 141): Earthquakes

Understanding Earthquakes * - Take the earthquake quiz, view a rotating globe showing earthquake locations, or read famous accounts of earthquakes. Earthquake Quiz (text and graphics) Four questions (and answers) to test your knowledge of earthquakes Rotating Globe (Java anim...
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake * - The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. Today, its importance comes more from the wealth of scientific knowledge derived from it than from its sheer size. Rupturing the northernmost 430 kil...
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Richter Scale, The * - short description of the scale from the Tech Museum. The Richter magnitude scale was orginally developed by Charles Richter and Beno Gutenberg to make more quantitative measures of the relative sizes of earthquakes in southern California. Today, modified...
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Santa Barbara Earthquake History * - Historical accounts and photographs relating to earthquakes that have occurred in Santa Barbara County, California. Welcome! This Web site contains eyewitness accounts and historical photographs from notable damaging earthquakes that have occurred in or n...
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Recent Earthquakes in California - Index Map * - Click on an earthquake on the above map for a zoomed-in view. Special maps: Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco || Parkfield Earthquake lists: big earthquakes || all earthquakes Magnitude = ? for new earthquakes until a magnitude is determined...
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USGS: Science Fair Project Ideas * - lots of earthquake science fair project ideas from the USGS! This web site is provided by the United States Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazard Program as part of our effort to reduce earthquake hazard in the United States. We are part of the USGS Geolo...
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Uncovering Hidden Hazards in the Mississippi Valley * - learn about the history of this earthquake zone in the Eastern US. The central Mississippi Valley has more earthquakes than any other part of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. The geologic structures related to the causes of these quakes lie...
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Mississippi Valley: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On * - background on the central Mississippi Valley region which has more earthquakes than any other part of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, from the USGS.
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Savage Earth: Restless Planet * - wNetStation, the Web site of Thirteen/WNET, presents SAVAGE EARTH ONLINE, the Web companion to the four-hour series on earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. Highlights include animated illustrations, original articles and sidebar...
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Natural Disasters - Without Warning * - learn a few facts about twisters, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Includes quizzes, from a ThinkQuest Jr. team. Through this site you will find interesting facts about twisters, earthquakes, and volcanoes. This page is not only for the young peopl...
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