EARTHQUAKE WEBSITE LINKS

 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/  The National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)

 

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq1/    The United States Geological Society

 

http://www.fema.gov/kids/quake.htm  The Federal Emergency Management Agency

 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/   The USGS site with maps available.

 

http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/plate-tectonics.html  Site that provides pictures and information about plate tectonics.

 

http://www.earthquakes.com/  The earthquake response center provides a lot of information on earthquake survival and safety.

 

http://science.howstuffworks.com/earthquake.htm  An easy to understand approach to earthquakes provided by the folks at “How Stuff Works.”

 

http://quake.usgs.gov/  USGS main site with info about current and past earthquakes

 

http://neic.usgs.gov/   USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards

 

www.eqnet.org/  Links to the web sites dealing with earthquakes and earthquake engineering.

 

www.aeic.alaska.edu  All sites in the network operate with a real-time data acquisition system at the Geophysical Institute.