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This
site
offers
the
online
version
of
a
book
published
by
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS).
It
is
intended
to
provide
a
brief
introduction
to
the
concept
of
plate
tectonics,
highlighting
some
of
the
people
and
discoveries
that
advanced
the
development
of
the
theory.
It
is
the
companion
volume
to
the
map,
'This
Dynamic
Planet',
which
shows
the
locations
of
major
volcanic
belts,
fault
systems,
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ShakeMaps,
a
product
of
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
Earthquake
Hazards
Program,
are
near-real-time
maps
of
ground
motion
and
shaking
intensity
that
are
produced
following
significant
earthquakes.
They
appear
as
a
set
of
links
keyed
to
areas
which
have
recently
experienced
an
earthquake.
The
maps
display
instrumental
intensity
(modified
Mercalli
scale),
peak
ground
acceleration,
and
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This
set
of
lists
and
maps
provides
information
on
the
latest
earthquakes
for
the
50
states
and
Puerto
Rico.
The
lists
are
organized
by
date
and
time,
and
by
magnitude.
On
the
interactive
maps,
symbols
are
coded
by
size
(larger
symbols
mean
greater
magnitude)
and
by
color
(last
hour,
last
day,
last
week).
Clicking
on
individual
map
symbols
links
to
detailed
maps
and
written
information
for
the
selected
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This
set
of
lists
and
maps
provides
information
on
the
all
earthquakes
occurring
in
the
world
for
the
past
seven
days.
The
lists
are
organized
by
date,
time,
and
magnitude;
the
interactive
maps
are
organized
by
region.
On
the
maps,
symbols
are
coded
by
size
(larger
symbols
mean
greater
magnitude)
and
by
color
(last
hour,
last
day,
last
week).
Clicking
on
individual
map
symbols
links
to
detailed
maps
...
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This
website
provides
an
overview
of
the
San
Andreas
Fault
Observatory
at
Depth
(SAFOD)
project,
an
initiative
to
drill
into
the
fault
in
one
of
its
most
predictively
active
segments
near
Parkfield,
California.
Information
accessible
at
the
site
includes
a
discussion
of
drilling
methods,
an
introduction
to
the
structure
of
the
fault
zone
as
it
appears
at
Parkfield,
and
a
discussion
of
earthquake
prediction.
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This
collection
of
resources
is
intended
to
commemorate
the
centennial
of
the
Great
1906
Earthquake
that
destroyed
much
of
San
Francisco.
Items
include
maps,
books
and
articles,
photos
and
video,
field
trip
ideas,
interactive
features,
and
simulations.
Of
particular
interest
is
'Putting
Down
Roots
in
Earthquake
Country',
a
general
interest
publication
that
provides
information
about
earthquake
hazards
...
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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
downloadable
compilation
of
articles
was
originally
published
as
a
series
of
weekly
features
in
The
San
Francisco
Chronicle.
They
present
some
of
the
new
understanding
gained
and
scientific
advances
made
in
the
century
since
the
Great
San
Francisco
Earthquake
of
1906.
Topics
include
lessons
learned
from
the
1906
earthquake,
the
uses
of
seismograms,
recognizing
active
faults,
investigating
faults
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This
site
is
the
homepage
of
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration's
(NOAA)
tsunami
warning
center
for
Alaska
and
the
west
coast
of
the
United
States.
Users
can
access
current
current
tsunami
information
through
an
interactive
map
that
shows
the
latest
events
and
information
statements.
Rolling
over
the
map
symbols
provides
the
date
and
time,
location,
and
preliminary
magnitude
of
earthquakes.
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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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