Earthquake Resources Page

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M>7 Earthquakes Over the Past 12 Months
(all dates are local at epicenter)


Fiji: M7.2 (9 November, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 585 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE OBLIQUE]
Vanuatu: M7.3 (8 October, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 33 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE]
Santa Cruz Islands: M7.8 (8 October, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 35 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE]
News reports: MSNBC | CNN
Vanuatu: M7.6 (8 October, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 35 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE]
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia: M7.6 (30 September, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 80 km | Confirmed deaths: 1100 | [REVERSE oblique]
News reports: MSNBC | CNN
Samoa Islands Region: M8.0 (29 September, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 18 km | Confirmed deaths: 168 | [NORMAL] | TSUNAMI GENERATED
News reports: MSNBC | CNN
Java, Indonesia: M7.0 (2 September, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 50 km | Confirmed deaths: 72 | [REVERSE]
News reports: MSNBC | CNN | BBC
Andaman Islands, India Region: M7.6 (11 August, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 33 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [NORMAL]
Izu Islands, Japan Region: M7.1 (9 August, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 303 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE]
Off West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand: M7.6 (15 July, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 12 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE]
Offshore Honduras: M7.3 (28 May, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Felt Reports | Depth: 10 km | Confirmed deaths: 7 | [STRIKE-SLIP]
News reports: MSNBC | CNN | BBC
Tonga Region: M7.6 (20 March, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Depth: 34 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE]
Kepalauan Talaud, Indonesia: M7.2 (12 February, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Depth: 20 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE]
East of the Kuril Islands: M7.4 (16 January, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Depth: 36 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE]
Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia: M7.4 (4 January, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Depth: 35 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [REVERSE]
News reports: MSNBC
Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia: M7.6 (4 January, 2009)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Depth: 35 km | Confirmed deaths: 5 | [REVERSE]
News reports: MSNBC
Sea of Okhotsk: M7.3 (24 November, 2008)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Depth: 492 km | Confirmed deaths: 0 | [NORMAL]
Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia: M7.3 (17 November, 2008)
USGS earthquake information | Fault plane solution | Google Map | Depth: 26 km | Confirmed deaths: 4 | [REVERSE]
News reports: MSNBC


Very Large Earthquakes

Magnitude 8 and greater earthquakes since 1990 (NEIC USGS)


Significant Earthquake Posters (USGS)

Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia: M7.0 (25 February, 2008)
Northeastern Nevada: M6.0 (21 February, 2008)
Simeulue, Indonesia: M7.5 (20 February, 2008)


Current Seismicity Information

DAILY UPDATES OF CURRENT SEISMICITY (NEIC USGS)

LATEST USGS FAST MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTIONS

Current Earthquake Maps from the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) (USGS)

Earthquake Hazards Program (USGS)


Global

NEIC: Current World Seismicity (USGS)
NEIC: Earthquake Information for the World (USGS)
Global Earthquake Report (University of Edinburgh)
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre


California and Nevada

Current seismicity in California and Nevada (USGS)
Current seismicity in the San Francisco Bay area (USGS)
Current seismicity in the Los Angeles region (USGS)
Current seismicity in the Long Valley/Mammoth Lakes region (USGS)
Southern California Earthquake Data Center (SCEC)


Pacific Northwest

Recent Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest (UW)
Most Recent Notable Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest (PNSN)
The 2001 Spokane Earthquake Sequence (UW)


Hawaii

Current seismicity in Hawaii
Recent earthquakes in Hawaii (USGS)


Alaska

Recent earthquakes in Alaska (University of Alaska-Fairbanks)
The November 2002 Denali Earthquake - M7.9 (USGS)


Utah

List and Interactive Map for Utah and Yelowstone (USGS)


Central United States

Recent earthquakes in the Central and Southern US (USGS)


Canada

List and Interactive Map (Geological Survey of Canada)


Iceland

M6.3 earthquake in the South Iceland Seismic Zone (29 May, 2008)
Earthquake information for Iceland (USGS)
Icelandic Meteorological Office (Official English site)
Icelandic Meteorological Office: Physics Department


NEIC Seismicity Information by State

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
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Montana
Nebraska
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New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming



General

Seismo-surfing the internet (original seismic data from earthquakes (University of Washington)


Information About Seismic Hazards

Swiss Seismological Service
Seismic Hazards and Earthquake Preparedness (USGS)
Seismic Hazards in Puget Sound (SHIPS) (University of Washington)
Project Impact Seattle
Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) (University of Washington)
Canadian National Earthquake Hazards Program (Canada Natural Resources)
Earthquakes Canada (Canada Natural Resources)


Earthquake Education
General Information on Earthquakes (USGS)
Studying Earthquakes (USGS)
National Earthquake Information Center (USGS)


Online Lecture Notes about Earthquakes
University of Nevada-Reno
University of Houston



Earthquake Information for Idaho and the Pacific Northwest

List and Interactive Map of Current Seismicity (USGS)
Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network (PNSN, University of Washington)
Personalizing the Earthquake Threat


Earthquake Links for:

San Andreas fault system

Historic Earthquakes in Southern California - Clickable Map (SCEC)

1812 Wrightwood (San Juan Capistrano) Earthquake M7.5

1857 Fort Tejon Earthquake M7.9

1952 Kern County Earthquake M7.5

1992 Landers Earthquake M7.3
1994 Northridge Earthquake M6.7
1999 Hector Mine Earthquake M7.1


Alaska
The November 2002 Denali Earthquake - M7.9 (USGS)
USGS Fact Sheet about the 2002 Denali Earthquake


New Madrid fault zone

The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811/1812


Pacific Rim

Photos from the 1999 Chi Chi Earthquake, Taiwan


North Anatolian Fault System
USGS Field Investigation of the 1999 Izmit Earthquake, Turkey


Miscellaneous Earthquake Related Websites

Western States Seismic Policy Council
National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (UC Berkeley)
University of Nevada-Reno Seismological Laboratory
University of Alaska-Fairbanks Seismology Homepage
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
St. Louis University Earthquake Center
CERI (Center for Earthquake Research and Information), University of Memphis
Virginia Tech Seismological Laboratory





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