Earthquake Hazards Program - Pacific Northwest
Information on earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest area with links to latest quakes with form to submit a felt report online or see results of other reports, online publications and online data (LIDAR).
(Score: 1.043)
Earthquakes
Online booklet on earthquake history, earthquake occurrences, measuring earthquakes, causes, relationship of volcanoes and earthquakes and earthquake prediction.
(Score: 1.000)
Earthquakes: Frequently Asked Questions
Links to information sites that answer a wide variety of questions (FAQs) about earthquakes, such as dictionary of terms, earthquake activity and probablilities, common myths, faults, plate tectonics, and earthquake measurement techniques.
(Score: 1.000)
Earthquake probabilities and hazard maps
Links to national seismic hazards maps, global seismic hazards map, predictive intensity maps, shaking hazards maps and probabilities for California, plus link to a variety of fact sheets on earthquakes.
(Score: 0.690)
Geographic distribution of major hazards in the U.S.
Webpage with six maps showing areas in the contiguous 48 states (not Hawaii and Alaska) with a relatively high risk or frequency of selected hazards (floods, earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions).
(Score: 0.690)
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) external research program
The goal of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)is to mitigate earthquake losses by providing earth science data and assessments. Abstracts, program announcements and projects are provided for the external research program.
(Score: 0.690)
National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project, Golden, Colorado
Project produces US maps showing probablistic earthquake ground motions used to assess earthquake hazards for construction design and making economic and safety decisions. Includes maps online and ones downloadable in ps,gif, and/or pdf format.
(Score: 0.690)
San Andreas Fault
Online booklet on the San Andreas fault system on the California coastal region with discussion of faults, relationship of faults and earthquakes, magnitude of earthquakes, and earthquake probability.
(Score: 0.522)
Pacific Northwest geologic mapping and urban hazards
Description of research underway in the Pacific Northwest including geologic mapping and urban hazards studies with links to geologic maps, publications, and data.
(Score: 0.496)
Major quake likely to strike San Francisco Bay Region between 2000 and 2030
Study of the probability of a major earthquake in San Francisco Bay region with colored map and links to relevant publications. Text also available in PDF format and graphic available in Illustrator or Photoshop format.
(Score: 0.367)
Definition:
That aspect of seismology that deals with the physical conditions or indications that precede an earthquake, in order to predict the probability, size, time, and location of a quake.
Used for:
earthquake forecasting, earthquake prediction, earthquake epicenter maps, seismicity distribution maps
