Science Watch

Earthquakes and Man-Made Shocks

Throughout history people have studied earthquakes, trying and predict when and where they will occur…

Other Web Sites

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Magnitude 9.0 - Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake

Detailed information about the December 26, 2004, earthquake from the USGS.

Magnitude 8.7 - Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Detailed information about the March 28, 2005, earthquake from the USGS.

Magnitude 6.7 - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia

Detailed information about the April 10, earthquake (largest of the series during the first ten days of April, 2005).

Wikipedia

…an excellent article about the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December2004. It includes an animation of the event.

The Physics of Tsunamis

…has a detailed explanation of tsunamis along with some excellent animations.

Pacific Tsunami Museum

…includes an archive of photographs of the effects of major tsunamis of the past.

The United States Geological Survey

…provides extensive information about the earth, with an emphasis on the United States.

The PaleoMap Project

…is a comprehensive source of information about the history of the earth.

Plate Tectonics

…includes historical and technical information, maps and animations

The Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network

provides a list of web sites with earthquake data from around the world.

The Tech Museum of Innovation web site

…offers an overview of seismography, plate tectonics and earthquakes.