USGS

View the latest USGS data at these 2 sites: up to seven days ago,   8 to 30 days ago.  Can you find a better way on the Web or on Television that gives some much information as it happens? The 2006 information from USGS has many areas for more reading.

Testing these new links in October :

Earthquake Information for 2006 http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2006/ 

List of Significant Earthquakes of the World for 2006
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/sig_2006.html 
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqarchives/significant/  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqarchives/significant/sig_2006.php 

Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php 

Recent Earthquakes in the world - 8 to 30 days http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/ 

World Data Center System http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/wdc/wdcmain.html 

National Earthquake Information Center - NEIC http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/ 

Seismicity Maps of the World http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/seismicity/ 

Current USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solutions
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/FM/
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/FM/qmom.html 

Previous Fast Moment Tensor Solutions http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/FM/previous_mom.html 

World Earthquake Information by Country/Region http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world.php 

Historic Worldwide Earthquakes By Date http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical.php
By Magnitude http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical_mag.php
By Country and Date http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical_country.php
By Country and Magnitude http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical_country_mag.php

Top 10 Lists & Maps http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/top10.php 

Site Map http://earthquake.usgs.gov/gen/siteMap.php 

More resources

USGS National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Database on current and general earthquake data, as well as station codes and coordinates.

USGS US Geological Survey

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Northern California

PBS - Savage Earth / Earthquakes

Wonderful PBS site presenting the volatility of the earth's crust and geological phenomena which occur as a result - excellent production.

Go for the link to the Savage Earth section on Earthquakes. Check the animations on Faults and Waves. Look at the Quick Time video of The 1989 Loma Prieta quake from a chopper.
The main page is Savage Earth

Advanced Research link
Search all PBS Teacher Source online
choose the third button

PBS News Hour Extra - Earthquakes

Seattle Washington, 6.8, February 28, 2001 read a reflection by a student who survived Seattle in 2001.

Strength of People, Gujarat, India, January 2001

Earthquake in Turkey, 1999
many buildings collapse - lessons learned

Advanced Research link
Search the data files of PBS News Hour -
type in the word earthquake in the quote box then click on go

Revision: 2006-10-05