Katolog > Science > Earth Sciences > Geophysics > Earthquakes

Earthquake - A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity. Also called seism, temblor.

Kategorier

Education (10) Past Earthquakes (142) Seismicity Reports (41)

Relaterede kategorier

Kids and Teens » School Time » Science » The Earth » Geology » Earthquakes (10) Science » Earth Sciences » Geology » Geologic Hazards » Tsunami (24) Science » Earth Sciences » Geology » Tectonics (33) Science » Earth Sciences » Natural Disasters and Hazards (205) Science » Technology » Structural Engineering » Earthquake Engineering (110)

Links:

Center for Earthquake Research and Information University of Memphis (Tennessee) www.ceri.memphis.edu

Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering At State University of New York, Buffalo. Website provides access to extensive information on earthquakes, earthquake loss prevention, and engineering and economic aspects of recent earthquakes. mceer.buffalo.edu

University of Nevada at Reno, The - Seismological Laboratory Search for the recent earthquakes and its effects in Nevada and eastern California. It includes research projects, a lecture on plate tectonics and prepareness against earthquakes. www.seismo.unr.edu

Queensland University Advanced Centre for Earthquake Studies (QUAKES) Research institute located in Brisbane, Australia. quakes.earth.uq.edu.au

Geodynamics and Seismicity of Italy A geodynamic model of subduction in Italy helps to understand seismic hazard and active tectonics. Both model and seismological data are shown. www.geocities.com/salb99

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Provides real-time displays of seismicity, frequently asked questions, historic earthquake information, seismicity maps and products and a comprehensive list of education links. earthquake.usgs.gov

How to Build a Seismograph Detailed instructions with links. www.infiltec.com/seismo

Equip for Earthquakes Collection of links and information on earthquake preparedness. www.employees.org/~vsukavan/equip.html

Terremoto Worldwide earthquake predictions and earthquake prediction information. terremoto.8m.com

US Geological Survey - Seismic Catalog Find a search machine to obtain the earthquake data from different seismic cataloges. With the option to select a circular area defined by longitude and latitude. wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/epic/epic_circ.html

RED Systems Initiative Multifunctional seismic alert system that provides alert messages for seismic early warning plus real time shake maps within a few minutes. www.red-systems.com

Ministry of Energy & Mines - Earthquakes in British Columbia Find the causes, effects of the earthquakes in British Columbia. Includes photos of the aftermath from the 1946-earthquake and describes the ways to measure earthquakes. www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Surficial/quake

US Geological Survey - Recent Earthquakes in Hawaii Browse a list of the recent earthquakes occurred in Hawaii. Contains the magnitude, date, epicentral localization, maps, and wave forms. elsei.wr.usgs.gov/results/seismic/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html

Debate: Is the reliable prediction of individual earthquakes a realistic goal? Technical background paper and online debate sponsored by the journal Nature. www.nature.com/nature/debates/earthquake/equake_frameset.html

Seismological Lab at. the University of Athens Information on seismicity, seismological news, research projects and activities. dggsl.geol.uoa.gr/images/e_set.html

Earthquake Advisor Broad range of information regarding earthquakes, safety, history, and earthquake related products and services. earthquakeadvisor.com

Earthquake Prediction Homepage Information on using earthquake clouds and geoeruption to make short-term earthquake predictions. quake.exit.com

Internet for Civil Engineers Selection of web sites and articles about the aftermath and damage produced by world's earthquakes. www.icivilengineer.com/../Earthquake_Damages

US Geological Survey - Real Time Earthquake List Peruse a list of earthquakes occurred in the last hours. Epicenter location, depth and magnitude are available. It includes an interactive location map. neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html

Automatic monitoring of regional seismic events Technical paper describing an approach to automatic, real-time monitoring of regional seismic events, based on the theory of pulse propagation in a randomly stratified medium with waveguides. www.ift.uib.no/~antonych/IRIS.html

Swiss Seismological Service Latest earthquake information, interactive map, catalogue of Swiss earthquakes, and a feedback forum. www.seismo.ethz.ch

Earthquake prediction based on electrical signals. A new approach on earthquake prediction is presented, based on the study of precursory electrical signals recorded on ground surface. www.earthquakeprediction.gr

Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network Use a clickable map of western Washington state to access the data of the seismographs connected to the network. hoist.hrtc.net/~arabento/earthquake.htm

UIUC - Smart Structures Technology Laboratory (SSTL) Facilities, research topics, and researchers. Includes educational readings, videos and strong motion data. cee.uiuc.edu/sstl

News groups

sci.geo.earthquakes