Earthquakes

Earthquake Resources

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Haiti, January 12, 2010 USGS Haiti Earthquake	Southern Quinghai, China April 13, 2010 USGS Quinghai Earthquake	Chile February 27, 2010 USGS Chile Earthquake
Eastern Sichuan, China, May 12, 2008 USGS Eastern Sichuan China Earthquake East Sichuan Earthquake - Wikipedia	Pakistan, October 8, 2005 USGS Pakistan, October 8, 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan Earthquake - Wikipedia	Sumatra, Indonesia, December 26, 2004 USGS Sumatra, December 26, 2004 2004 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 28, 1964 USGS Prince William Sound Alaska Earthquake Information Center	Northridge, California Earthquake, January 17, 1994 USGS Northridge Earthquake	Great San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906 USGS Great San Francisco Earthquake

Earthquake basics:
Databases and Encyclopedias: Science Facts on File and Worldbook Online are excellent resources
USGS Earthquakes for Kids
Plate Tectonics Boundaries Map in Google Maps - identifies all the plate boundaries
What is an Earthquake?-Windows to the Universe
What is a geologic fault? - Windows to the Universe
Animations for Earthquakes terms and concepts
This Dynamic Planet: Plate Tectonics from USGS
Plate Tectonics Animations These can be linked to, but not directly embedded.




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