1906 San Francisco Earthquake Ground Motion Simulations

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

1906 San Francisco Earthquake Photographs

A collection of historical photographs from the USGS documenting the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and damage.

2001 Nisqually earthquake - Wikipedia

Photographs from the M6.8 Nisqually, Washington earthquake of February 28, 2001, from the U.S. Geolo

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

General information about the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami event.

Alaska"s Good Friday earthquake, March 27, 1964

U.S. Geological Survey circular providing a preliminary geologic evaluation of the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

Denali Fault Earthquake M7.9 November 3, 2002 - Alaska Earthquake Center

Data, maps, and geological impact analysis of the magnitude 7.9 Denali Fault earthquake in Alaska.

Earthquake Posters and Other Downloads - U.S. Geological Survey

A collection of posters from the USGS summarizing seismological and geological aspects.

Earthquakes

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Earthquakes & Faults in the San Francisco Bay Area (1970-2003)

Earthquakes & Faults in the San Francisco Bay Area (1970-2003)

Earthquakes in Alaska: Open-File Report 95-624

USGS report on the seismicity and earthquake hazards in Alaska.

Earthquakes In and Near the Northeastern United States, 1638-1998

Earthquakes In and Near the Northeastern United States, 1638-1998

Earthquakes in the Central United States–1699-2002

Earthquakes in the Central United States–1699-2002

Finite Fault - Earthquake Hazards Program

A database of finite-source rupture models for significant earthquakes, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Sismicidad

Información sísmica oficial del Instituto Geográfico Nacional de España, incluyendo terremotos cercanos y conocimiento sísmico.

Lista Terremoti aggiornata in tempo reale » INGV Osservatorio Nazionale Terremoti

Lista dei terremoti aggiornata in tempo reale dall'Osservatorio Nazionale Terremoti. Monitoraggio e sorveglianza sismica in Italia.

M7.1 Hector Mine, California Earthquake (1999)

Scientific response and data from the October 16, 1999 M7.1 Hector Mine, California earthquake.

Modified Mercalli Intensity Maps for the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Plotted in ShakeMap Format

Modified Mercalli Intensity Maps for the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Plotted in ShakeMap Format

Parkfield earthquake - Wikipedia

USGS information hub for the M6.0 earthquake on the San Andreas fault near Parkfield.

Probabilities of Large Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Region

A 1990 U.S. Geological Survey circular presenting earthquake probability assessments.

Responses to Iben Browning"s Prediction of a 1990 New Madrid, Missouri, Earthquake

A USGS circular documenting the response to a non-scientific earthquake prediction.

San Francisco Chronicle - Earthquakes

Our real-time Quake Tracker was developed in The Chronicle’s newsroom. It highlights earthquakes that have occurred in the past 30 days and focuses on epicenters in California.

Significant Earthquake Database

Global database of destructive earthquakes.

The 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake - USGS Publications Warehouse

USGS Circular 985 reviewing the historical 1886 Charleston earthquake from a modern seismological perspective.

The 1999 Izmit, Turkey, Earthquake

Implications for Earthquake Risk Reduction in the United States from the Kocaeli, Turkey, Earthquake of August 17, 1999

The 2002 Denali Fault Earthquake: Twenty Years of Shaking Up Alaska Seismology | Alaska Earthquake Center

On November 3, 2002, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake shook Interior Alaska for two to three minutes, the largest inland earthquake in North America in 150 years.

The Parkfield, California, Earthquake Experiment - U.S. Geological Survey

Information about the USGS earthquake prediction experiment at Parkfield.

The Severity of an Earthquake

Understanding intensity and magnitude of earthquakes.

This Dynamic Planet

This Dynamic Planet