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Toolbox: Reporting on Earthquakes [1]

General Earthquake Information and Background

Honshu Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Clearinghouse (EERI) [2]

An EERI clearinghouse with recon info on Sendai, where the impacts of the March 11, 2011, tsunami were catastrophic.

USGS Main Quakes Page [3]

The US Geological Survey is the key US government scientific authority on earthquakes.

Caltech Seismology Lab [4]

California Institute of Technology is one of the premier US geophysics research institutions. This site is loaded with authoritative practical information.

Southern California Earthquake Data Center [5]

This multi-agency center housed at Cal Tech puts realtime data from seismo instruments in Southern California directly online.

California Department of Conservation/Dept. of Geology Quake Page [6]

The California state agency that compiles geological information about quake-prone areas.

California Seismic Safety Commission [7]

The California state agency that regulates the earthquake safety of structures.

 Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

Seismosurfing the Internet (no longer updated) [8]

This site is rich in links to online info about all aspects of seismicity.

Wikipedia article on "Earthquake" [9]

Don't knock it. Do fact check it.

FEMA Earthquake Page [10]

This is mostly about what happens before and afterwards.

Alaska Earthquake Information Center (Main Page) [11]

Based at Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks, with all kiinds of info on one of the most seismically active U.S. regions.

Alaska Earthquake Information Center (Recent Earthquake Maps) [12]
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Earth Institute -- Columbia University [14]

Columbia's Earth Institute page has info about earthquakes and other earth sciences and environmental topics.

Earthquake Maps, Data, and Realtime Alerts

USGS Earthquake Feeds and Alerts [15]

In the news business, knowing about a quake immediately is what it's about. These feeds and alerts can help by hooking you up to the instruments in close to real time.

California-Nevada Quake Fault Maps (USGS) [16]

These maps are useful to those in California and Nevada.

Rankings of US Geophysics and Seismology Programs [17]

Tsunami Warning System on your mobile phone [18]

Turn your cell phone into a real-time Earthquake & Tsunami Warning System with www.sms-tsunami-warning.com [18], an advanced web-based early warning system.

Earthquake, Seismology, and Geophysics Experts

USGS Earthquake Professionals Directory [19]

Caltech Seismology Lab Faculty Directory [20]

Seismolab Directory (includes staff, USGS) [21]

Caltech/USGS Earthquake Experts Guide [22]

MIT Earth, Atmosphere, Planetary Sciences (EAPS) Geophysics Faculty Directory [23]

Univ. Alaska - Fairbanks: Geophysical Institute Faculty List [24]

Columbia University Earthquake Experts [25]

Earth Institute/Columbia Earthquake Experts List [26]

Univ. of Nevada-Reno Earthquake Experts [27]

Purdue University Earthquake Experts [28]

MIT EAPS Geophysics Faculty Directory [23]

U. Cal. Berkeley Earthquake Experts [29]

More U. Cal Earthquake Experts [30]

Earthquake Response and Engineering

U. Cal. - Berkeley Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center [31]

Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering [32]

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute [33]

George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation [34]

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Region: 
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