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National Earthquake Information Center; World Data Center for Seismology, Denver Information on world earthquake activity with links to facts and lists on large earthquakes, earthquake e-mail notification, hazards and preparedness, educational links, news and highlights and other seismic information. (Score: 2.000)

Earthquake Hazards Program - Central and Eastern U.S. Information on earthquakes in central and eastern United States with links to earthquake monitoring, published products, recent earthquake information, discussion group, and current projects. (Score: 1.287)

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 Hazards Program - Northern California Home page for Northern California Earthquake Hazards Program with links to earthquake news, real-time earthquake and shaking maps, earthquake probabilities, latest earthquake information, hazards and preparedness, research and special features. (Score: 0.969)

Earthquake Hazards Program - Southern California Site for the Southern California Earthquake Hazards Program with links to latest quake information, real-time earthquake maps and shaking maps, general information, hazards and preparedness, research, networks, and earthquakes for kids. (Score: 0.969)

Earthquake preparedness information Links to web sites, publications, and fact sheets on earthquake preparedness. (Score: 0.690)

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)

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)

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Definition: Awareness of the consequences of earthquake events and actions to be taken before, during, or after events.