Earthquake and Volcano Sites

Global Velocities Map: GPS Time Series Current Eruptions from Volcano World

Earthquake Resources

Current and Recent Earthquake Activity The IRIS Consortium: Current earthquakes, maps, educational materials, etc. GREAT! USGS National Earthquake Information Center Current information and historical data Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada Information on Plate Tectonics History of Plate Tectonics USGS information on Plate Tectonics: "What on Earth us Plate Tectonics?" Understanding Plate Motion: 4 types of plate boundaries with GREAT graphics On the Move... Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics: NASA's site supporting continental drift Virtual Reference Book on Plate Tectonics A Lesson in Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonic Animations The Virtual Earthquake Discovering Plate Boundaries - Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans USGS Teacher Learning Page - GREAT! Mt. Saint Helens Harmonic Tremor Sounds Educational Activities from USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center Earthquakes Everyday - A condensed Musical Plates activity USGS for Kids-- Includes online quizzes and games Virtual Earthquake -- Learn how to locate an earthquake's epicenter and how the Richter magnitude is determined Riverdeep Online EarthScience Center How to Build a Seismometer Seismology at the Science Fair Project -- Project ideas for class or competition Earthquake Hazard Maps for the San Francisco Bay Area -- See the effects of a simulated earthquake at any of the major west coast faults. Interactive Impacts of Earthquakes on Buildings What to Do in an Earthquake: Red Cross site Information on the Global Positioning System (GPS) system GPS Virtual Reference Book International GPS Service website The Richter Scale The Richter Scale: Robert Krampf's Experiment of the Week - NEW!

Volcano Resources

Tsunami Related Links

• Sumatra, Indonesia Earthquake & Tsunami: from SpiNet

Related Earth Science Links

Maps and Map Skills

Find a School Where Earthquakes are Occurring

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