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Haiti Earthquake Disaster Resources

The Disaster Information Management Research Center at the National Library of Medicine has compiled a wide range of information resources - including information on medical treatment, response and recovery guidelines, multiple language resources, social media sites, and a list of organizations responding to the Haiti earthquake.

Earthquake Risk in New Jersey - NJ Geological Survey

The New Jersey Geological Survey has compiled a collection of information about earthquakes in New Jersey. This includes a description of what earthquakes are, past damage from earthquakes in NJ, geologic faults located in NJ, and frequency of earthquakes happening in NJ. The page also provides general information about earthquakes such as how to prepare for an earthquake, what to do during an earthquake, and a description of the Mercalli scale which provides a measure of the magnitude of a quake.

Earthquakes Hazards Program - USGS

This web site from the United States Geological Survey provides an expansive collection of worldwide earthquake information and related topics. Up-to-date information on the latest earthquakes, which are continually occurring. Earthquakes facts and lists that include earthquake photos, faults, a description of plate tectonics, and earthquake "top ten" lists. In addition there is information about preparedness, prediction and probabilities. The site is replete with maps and graphics to aid in explanations.

National Earthquake Information Center - USGS

The US Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center and World Data Center for Seismology. Provides links to real-time earthquake and seismographic information, an earthquake search feature, information about the earthquakes that have occurred during the current year, seismograph station codes, seismicity data, and links to other earthquake information sources.

Earthquake Engineering Online Archive

The National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley has compiled a database of earthquake images. Searches can be performed by a keyword, or browsable lists classified by geographical name of where earthquake occurred, name of structure affected or subjects.

Earthquake Readiness - American Red Cross

The American Red Cross page presents information about what to do during and after an earthquake.

Hazards - Earthquakes - FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency web site relating to the hazards of earthquakes. Links on what to do before, during and after an earthquake. Links to earthquake risk and resources by state, and guides for homeowners and community planners.

Richter Scale

A summary of the Richter scale and what the measurement means from the Nevada Seismological Lab.

Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster

A web guide to information about the December 2004 tsunami disaster prepared by the University of Buffalo. Information includes links to news pages, images, maps, videos, and tsumani science, awareness and preparation.

Updated: February 2, 2010