Earthquakes

Citation

(2005), "Earthquakes", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 14 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2005.07314aag.002

Earthquakes

US Geological Survey (USGS)earthquake.usgs.gov/The US Geological Survey (USGS) has updated and enhanced its global earthquakes page with the addition of hemispheric views and maps.

2003 Bam earthquakewww.iiees.ac.ir/English/Bam_report_english.htmlThe International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology web site contains a number of new documents about the 2003 Bam earthquake.

NBC miniseries 10.5www.earthquakecountry.info/10.5/To separate fact from movie fiction, the Southern California Earthquake Center and USGS have created a series of web pages addressing the recent NBC miniseries 10.5.

USGSearthquake.usgs.gov/bytopic/megaquakes.htmlAnother web site to debunk earthquake myths and fantasies is sponsored directly by USGS and includes fact sheets and links to other organizational resources.

US Geological Survey (USGS)qfaults.cr.usgs.gov/This site, maintained by the US Geological Survey (USGS), contains maps and information on faults and associated folds in the U.S. believed to be sources of M > 6 earthquakes during the Quaternary (the past 1,600,000 years).

Earthquake Learning Centerwww.ceri.memphis.edu/perc/The University of Memphis, the USGS, and the Mid-America Earthquake Center recently opened an earthquake learning center, with a strong online component, to help visitors understand earthquakes and the New Madrid seismic zone.