Earthquakes for Kids - USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards
Learning Links & Earthquake Activities
2016年1月24日 · Storybooks and accompanying activity books, and videos that include simple activities for learning, for example, how to secure furniture and objects, what supplies should go in a go bag, basic earthquake science concepts, and how to Drop, Cover and Hold On during shaking or when you receive an earthquake early warningincludes simple activities ...
Latest Earthquakes
Search Earthquake Catalog Time Zone. Display event dates and times using this time zone.
Today in Earthquake History - USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States. Houses were damaged severely at Ferndale, Petrolia, and Upper Mattole; many chimneys were downed; and water lines were broken. At Pepperwood, one house was shaken from its foundation and split apart, and another was twisted from its base.
Earthquake Topics
The Science of Earthquakes - the basics in brief. Animations for Earthquake Terms & Concepts; This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics - comprehensive overview of plate tectonics with excellent graphics. This Dynamic Planet - World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Impact Craters, and Plate Tectonics.
For Teachers - USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Earthquakes begin at a point (known as the "epicenter," when viewed on a map). A long section of a fault can rupture during an earthquake, progressively expanding away from the epicenter. The rupture may grow for a few seconds to up to a minute depending on the size of the event.
Earthquake Topics
Rocket Rules: Earthquake Materials for Children — Storybooks and accompanying activity books, and videos that include simple activities for learning, for example, how to secure furniture and objects, what supplies should go in a go bag, basic earthquake science concepts, and how to Drop, Cover and Hold On during shaking or when you receive an ...
All Links - USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Rocket Rules: Earthquake Materials for Children — Storybooks and accompanying activity books, and videos that include simple activities for learning, for example, how to secure furniture and objects, what supplies should go in a go bag, basic earthquake science concepts, and how to Drop, Cover and Hold On during shaking or when you receive an ...
Only USGS Links - USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Earthquake "Top 10" Lists — Deadly earthquakes, damaging EQs, EQ density maps, world and US statistics, historical EQ lists, largest EQ lists, last EQ in..., significant EQ catalogs, seismicity maps of the world and US.
Significant Earthquakes - 2025 - USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
What makes an earthquake "significant"? Events in this list and shown in red on our real-time earthquake map and list are considered “significant events’, and they are determined by a combination of magnitude, number of Did You Feel It responses, and PAGER alert level.