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This
report
contains
true
stories
that
illustrate
how
to
survive
(and
how
not
to
survive)
a
tsunami.
It
is
meant
for
people
who
live,
work,
or
play
along
coasts
that
tsunamis
may
strike.
The
stories
are
personal
accounts
selected
from
interviews
with
people
who
survived
a
Pacific
Ocean
tsunami
generated
by
the
magnitude
9.5
earthquake
that
occurred
along
the
coast
of
Chile
on
May
22,
1960.
Important
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This
lesson
uses
interactive
diagrams
of
ground
shaking
from
the
1906
San
Francisco
Earthquake
to
teach
students
about
the
mechanics
involved
in
the
rupture
of
a
fault
and
the
propagation
of
seismic
waves
as
an
earthquake
progresses.
They
will
understand
that
earthquakes
begin
at
a
point;
that
a
long
section
of
a
fault
can
rupture
during
an
earthquake;
that
the
earth
shakes
in
all
different
directions
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This
portal
provides
access
to
information
on
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
research
projects
and
other
topics
in
coastal
and
marine
environments
of
the
United
States,
especially
on
the
west
coast
and
the
Pacific
Ocean.
Research
projects
can
be
searched
by
topic,
location,
project
title,
or
from
a
publications
list.
Other
resources
include
an
ask-a-geologist
feature,
the
coastal
and
marine
...
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This
portal
provides
links
to
a
variety
of
information
on
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS).
There
is
a
brief
overview
of
the
USGS
mission
and
vision,
links
to
news
articles
and
press
releases,
and
a
link
to
frequently
asked
questions
and
a
page
where
users
can
post
their
own
questions.
Other
links
access
contact
information
for
various
departments
within
the
USGS,
a
search
engine
for
looking
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This
teaching
box
is
an
online
assemblage
of
related
learning
concepts
that
focus
on
teaching
students
about
how
and
why
earthquakes
cause
damage.
These
activities
are
presented
as
an
inquiry
exploration,
in
which
students
learn
the
importance
of
studying
past
earthquakes
to
predict
what
might
happen
in
the
future.
The
teaching
box
explores
seismic
waves,
the
predictability
of
earthquakes
at
specific
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This
searchable
database
of
reports
and
thematic
maps
currently
contains
more
than
69,000
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
bibliographic
citations,
including
USGS
numbered
series
begun
as
early
as
1880.
The
basic
search
options
include
author
and/
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