Lisa Wald
USGS Pasadena
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Earthquakes 101 (EQ101)
Earthquake Basics
But maybe some that you haven’t already learned and some great pictures to go with it
Overview:
Global perspective
Plate tectonics
Faults
Real-life examples of faults
Fault rupture movie
Earthquake shaking and effects
Seismic waves, magnitude and location
Faults and earthquakes in our local area
earthquake info on the web