General Education Tools
Frequently Asked Questions About Earthquakes
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country
How earthquakes look from space. Satellite-based,
interferometric synthetic aperture radar measurements: This image shows ground displacement in the October 1999, Mw
7.1 Hector Mine Earthquake, Southern California. Each color
represents 2.5 cm of motion of the ground in a direction towards
the satellite. (Research by: Prof. Mark Simons, Yuri Fialko
& Luis Rivera)
Faults & History of Southern California Earthquakes
Southern
California Earthquake Data Center
(SCE Data Center)
IRIS Educational Outreach
Spanish Language Outreach
K - 12
USGS Sites for Learning
- USGS Earthquake for Kids
- Earthquake ABC (for kids, parents and teachers)
- Learning for Students K-12 (The Learning Web)
UCLA
- Virtual
Earthquake - For
Students & Instructors
Sponsored in part by National Science Foundation
Public Education, College & Teachers
SCEC Educational Model
USGS - Learning Web
UCLA
- Virtual
Earthquake - For
Students & Instructors
Sponsored in part by National Science Foundation
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
Researcher
Southern California Earthquake Data Center (SCE Data Center)
- STP Seismogram Transfer Program - Web Version
- EQuest: prepackaged data sets for magnitude 5.0+ local events
- Station Lists and Instrument Responses
- Earthquake Catalogs: 1932 - present SCSN (Southern California Seismic Network) - Searchable Catalog
US Geological Survey (USGS)
Media
Media
Relations is part of Caltech's Office of Public Relations
and can help anyone from the media, whether it is setting up
an interview with a Caltech professor or scientist, referencing
background on some particular research, or simply checking on
a fact about the Institute.- Caltech/USGS Media Workshop
- Caltech's Earthquake Information Website for the Media
- Earthquake Research Affiliates
Local & Hands-On Exhibits
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
Discovery Science Center - Orange County
- Hands-on Earthquake Exhibit - Quake Zone
California Science Center - Exposition Park, Los Angeles County
- Hands-on Earthquake Exhibit - Earthquake Experience
Earthquake Preparedness
The Great California ShakeOut
The American Red Cross
FEMA
Coping with Children's Reactions to Earthquakes
Welcome to California
Protect Your Pets
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country
Earthquake Preparedness
Earthquake Country
Other Links
Tsunami Warning Center
Tsunami & Earthquake Public Information
- PBS Savage Earth series - Includes animations and audio from series
