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This photo shows damage caused by the Loma Prieta Earthquake, October 17, 1989, in San Francisco. An automobile lies crushed under the third story of this apartment building in the Marina District. The ground levels are no longer visible because of structural failure and sinking due to liquefaction.
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Users can access images from historic earthquakes by choosing the name of the earthquake from an alphabetical listing. The images are available in three resolutions and are accompanied by brief written descriptions.
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This
collection
of
images
is
the
online
version
of
a
CD-ROM
publication
containing
103
digitized
color
35-mm
photos
of
the
1989
Loma
Prieta
earthquake.
The
images
are
accompanied
by
an
index
map
showing
the
localities
where
they
were
taken.
They
are
browsable
by
location,
by
thumbnail,
or
by
screen-resolution
image.
A
PDF
version
and
slideshow
is
also
available.
Links
to
additional
information
on
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This interactive map shows soil liquefaction susceptibility for the nine counties in the San Francisco Bay area. The map is color-coded; areas of highest susceptibility are colored in shades of red.
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These
interactive
learning
modules
and
simulations
allow
students
to
explore
the
science,
technology
and
people
involved
in
building
the
New
Bay
Bridge,
which
is
intended
as
a
replacement
for
the
historic
San
Francisco-Oakland
Bay
Bridge
that
was
damaged
in
the
1989
Loma
Prieta
Earthquake.
In
the
interactive
module
"Quake
Country,"
students
investigate
plate
tectonics
as
the
driving
force
behind
the
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In
this
activity,
students
work
through
two
exercises
that
will
demonstrate
the
construction
of
intensity
maps,
familiarize
them
with
the
basic
Modified
Mercalli
Intensity
Scale,
and
give
them
the
opportunity
to
build
their
own
maps
online
for
the
purpose
of
locating
the
epicenter
of
an
earthquake.
In
the
first
exercise,
the
students
will
construct
an
isoseismal
map
using
a
background
map
of
southern
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SCEC Education Module: Investigating Earthquakes through Regional Seismicity -
http:/
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This
page
offers
two
pieces
of
software
that
produce
visualizations
of
seismicity,
volcanic
activity
and
wave
propagation.
The
Seismic
Waves
program
displays
waves
propagating
out
from
the
epicenter
simultaneously
on
three-dimensional
and
cross-sectional
views
of
the
earth.
These
two
views
are
synchronized
with
actual
event
waveforms
so
that
as
a
particular
phase
arrives
at
a
seismic
station,
one
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Downloading and Installing the SeisVolE (Seismic/Eruption) Computer Program -
http:/
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SeisVolE Teaching Modules Preliminary, Draft Instructions -
http:/
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