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Virtual
Earthquake
is
an
interactive
web-based
program
designed
to
introduce
the
concepts
of
how
an
earthquake
epicenter
is
located
and
how
the
Richter
magnitude
of
an
earthquake
is
determined.
Virtual
Earthquake
shows
the
recordings
of
an
earthquake's
seismic
waves
detected
by
instruments
far
away
from
the
earthquake.
The
instrument
recording
the
seismic
waves
is
called
a
seismograph
and
the
recording
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This interactive feature shows students how an earthquake epicenter is located and how Richter magnitude is determined. They will use recordings of seismograms from three stations (provided in the activity), learn the difference between the focus and epicenter of an earthquake, and that the magnitude of an earthquake is an estimate of the amount of energy that it has released.
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This
site
serves
to
belie
several
popular
myths
about
earthquakes.
Students
will
learn
that
most
earthquakes
do
not
occur
in
the
early
morning
and
one
cannot
be
swallowed
up
by
an
earthquake.
In
addition,
there
is
no
such
thing
as
earthquake
weather
and
California
is
not
falling
into
the
ocean.
On
the
more
practical
side,
students
can
learn
that
good
building
codes
do
not
insure
good
buildings,
it
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Because
of
their
devastating
potential,
there
is
great
interest
in
predicting
the
location
and
time
of
large
earthquakes.
This
site
explains
that
although
a
great
deal
is
known
about
where
earthquakes
are
likely,
there
is
currently
no
reliable
way
to
predict
the
days
or
months
when
an
event
will
occur
in
any
specific
location.
The
Northridge
and
Parkfield
earthquakes
along
with
the
Loma
Prieta
earthquake
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Virtual
Earthquake
is
an
interactive
computer
program
designed
to
introduce
you
to
the
concepts
of
how
an
earthquake
epicenter
is
located
and
how
the
richter
magnitude
of
an
earthquake
is
determined.
The
program
operates
by
showing
you
a
seismogram
detected
by
instruments
far
away
from
the
earthquake.
You
are
to
locate
the
epicenter
of
an
earthquake
by
making
simple
measurments
on
three
seismograms
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This United States Geological Survey (USGS) publication discusses earthquake intensity versus earthquake magnitude. It covers the differences between the two scales: Richter (magnitude), and Mercalli (intensity), as well as provides some photos of major earthquake damage.
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This
is
the
home
page
of
the
Earthquake
Hazards
Program
(EHP)
of
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS).
The
EHP
is
part
of
the
National
Earthquake
Hazards
Reduction
Program
(NEHRP)
lead
by
the
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
(FEMA).
This
page
is
a
gateway
to
pages
on
Earthquake
Activity,
Earthquake
Education,
Earthquake
Products,
Regional
Centers,
Seismic
Networks,
Latest
Significant
Earthquake,
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This web site provides a short, interactive, four-question quiz on earthquakes focusing the the largest earthquake in both the world and in recent US history, preparedness, and the development of seismic instrumentation.
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This site features earthquake related Flash animations and real video footage. The visualizations illustrate how seismographs work, p and s waves, earthquake foci versus epicenters, tsunami formation, as well as an earthquake video recorded by security cameras. These resources portray a variety of environments and are suitable for use in lectures, labs, or other teaching activities.
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This
is
a
very
extensive
site
about
earthquakes.
It
is
the
USGS
(United
States
Geological
Survey)
National
Earthquake
Information
site.
The
site
provides
access
to
near
real
time
earthquake
data
from
around
the
world,
as
well
as
data
for
recent
earthquakes
(last
3
weeks).
The
site
can
also
be
searched
for
information
on
specific
earthquakes
by
time
or
location.
There
is
a
General
Earthquake
Information
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