1906 San Francisco Earthquake Ground Motion Simulations

USGS visualizations recreating the ground shaking during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Latest Earthquakes

Interactive map of the latest earthquakes in near-real-time from the U.S. Geological Survey.

M 7.9 - 2002 Denali Fault Earthquake, Alaska

USGS event page for the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that occurred on the Denali Fault in central Alaska on November 3, 2002.

SCEC Scientific Visualization and Animation Gallery

The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) animations explaining earthquake science.

Shock Waves—100 Years After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

USGS Fact Sheet and film describing a century of scientific and engineering progress since the great earthquake of 1906.

The Northern California Earthquake, April 18, 1906

"Animations of epicenter, rupture speeds, and shaking and intensity of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Scroll down to Tour of the Rupture."

USGS Earthquake Animations Gallery

A collection of videos and animations from the USGS illustrating earthquake processes and hazards.

USGS Earthquake Hazards Seminar Series

Weekly lectures on earthquake-related topics from the USGS.