Earthquakes in 3 Hours
Dr. Don Stierman, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences
June, 2009
Objectives: Students will learn fundamental facts about earthquake seismology and earn their certificates as entry-level Virtual Seismologists.
Basic questions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y-62Ti5_6s
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_1=5&t=101634&s=0&d=2&d=22
http://projects.crustal.ucsb.edu/understanding/elastic/rebound.html
Web exploration: maps, animations and exercises.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/seismicity/index.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/index.html
Real seismograms!
Pacific Northwest: http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/PNSN/welcome.html
Redoubt Volcano: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php
Global view: Live Internet Seismic Server http://www.liss.org/