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Earthquake Articles, Information, News and Facts
Popular Earthquake Items
Japan Earthquake
The Japan Earthquake
shifted Earth's mass resulting in a shorter day.
Are You Covered?
Homeowner's Insurance Does Not Cover Earthquakes
: The typical homeowners policy does't cover natural hazards.
San Andreas Fault Map
Google Map of the San Andreas Fault
: Zoom in to see the fault trace on a satellite image.
Draw Plate Tectonics
Teaching Plate Tectonics with Easy-to-Draw Illustrations
: Most students love to draw. Take advantage of that!
New Madrid Mystery
New Madrid Mystery:
Why do large earthquakes occur far from an active plate boundary?
Tsunami Causes
What Causes a Tsunami?
Learn how plate motions trigger earthquakes and tsunamis.
Earthquake Maps
California Earthquake Maps
: A collection of isoseismal maps for earthquakes in California.
Giant Shake Table
World Record Shake Test
: A six-story wood-frame condo survives a hard shaking.
Salton Sea Earthquake
San Andreas Fault Hazard:
Faults transfer strain below the Salton Sea.
Sun & Moon Triggers?
Can the Sun and Moon Trigger Faults?
Minute stresses might be triggers.
Earthquake Lessons
Earthquake Lesson Plans and Activities
: Links to resources to help K-12 teachers prepare for teaching about earthquakes.
San Andreas Fault
What is the San Andreas Fault?
Map, photos and description of the fault by Dr. David Lynch.
Fault Behavior
San Andreas Fault Behavior:
Trenching studies reveal fault behavior.
Cities Moved by Quake
South American Cities Moved by Earthquake:
Some moved ten feet westward.
New Madrid Concerns
New Madrid Seismic Zone:
An earthquake hazard review for the NMSZ.
Seismic Zone in TN
The Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone
: Where faults do not cut the surface.
Newest Earthquake Items
Recent Worldwide Earthquakes >4.5M From USGS
Mag
Location
Date
4.7
Tonga
02/22/12
4.7
Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia
02/22/12
5.3
Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra
02/22/12
5.6
Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia
02/22/12
5.1
Vanuatu
02/22/12
4.5
Fiji Region
02/22/12
4.6
Hokkaido, Japan Region
02/21/12
4.6
Kashmir-Xinjiang Border Region
02/21/12
4.8
Ascension Island Region
02/21/12
5.3
Bering Strait
02/21/12
4.7
Hokkaido, Japan Region
02/21/12
4.6
Bali Sea
02/21/12
4.9
Tonga
02/21/12
4.7
Fiji Region
02/21/12
4.7
Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
02/21/12
4.7
Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
02/21/12
5.1
Tonga Region
02/20/12
5.1
New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
02/20/12
5.3
Offshore Chiapas, Mexico
02/20/12
5.0
Kashmir-Xinjiang Border Region
02/20/12
Elastic Rebound
Elastic Rebound Theory
and how it applies to earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault.
Virginia Earthquakes
Earthquakes in Central Virginia:
Central Virginia experiences an earthquake every year or two.
Pacific Earthquakes
Pacific Earthquake Triggers:
Subduction zone core samples reveal earthquake triggers.
Sumatra Earthquake
2004 Sumatra Earthquake
was one of the deadliest in history because of sediment deposits.
Japan Tsunami
Tsunami of Unexpected Power:
Unusual fault movement gave Japan's tsunami more "punch".
Tohoku Earthquake
Tohoku Earthquake:
New data on the mechanics of Japan's March, 2011 M9.0 earthquake.
Earthquake Frequency
San Andreas Quake Frequency:
Earthquake frequency might be higher than previously believed.
Earthquake News
Powerful and Geologically Recent Earthquakes on Mars
: A study of ruptures in the Martian surface...
Transportable Array Seismic Station on the East Coast
: “Yulee, Florida. Not a place one usually thinks...
"Cloaking" Buildings from Earthquake Waves
: Researchers at the University of Manchester have proposed...
Darwin on Geology
: An article on the Scientific American website reviews...
Mapping How Earthquakes Change a Landscape
: “Geologists have a new tool to study how...
Highlights from USGS for 2011
: The U.S. Geological Survey had a very busy...
Paleoseismology: Learning from the Past
: In this YouTube video, Martitia Tuttle explains paleoseismology...
Salton Sea
Salton Sea Earthquakes
may have been triggered by flooding and sedimentaion.
Ground Deformation
Deformation Mapping
by GPS and satellite for the 7.2 El Mayor-Cucapha Earthquake.
