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Significant Earthquake Database
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1
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The Significant Earthquake Database is a global digital database containing information on more than 5,000 destructive earthquakes from 2150 B.C. to the present. Users can access these data in two different ways: via a two-volume CD collection, or on-line. Users searching on-line can query the database via the following parameters: the year of the event, geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude), country, state or province, magnitude, intensity, focal depth, number of deaths, and damage amount. A list of applicable earthquakes is then displayed.
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
Type of resource:
  • Dataset:
    • In-situ
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geophysics
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and Other Restrictions Information is Unknown
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-000-629
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contact: Paula Dunbar
National Geophysical Data Center, NOAS