Thirteen Ed Online - Dynamic Earth

		Student Pathway Dynamic Earth Print this page and distribute to students. The following sites will help you complete your Web activities: Museum Of The City Of San Francisco -- Ninetieth Anniversary Of The Great Quake http://www.sfmuseum.org/1906/06.html The site includes testimonials and stories from real survivors of the Great San Francisco Quake of 1906, interesting links, and photographs. Earthquake Intensity (Modified Mercalli Scale) http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/mercalli.html The Nevada Seismological Laboratory's site includes a detailed explanation of the Modified Mercalli scale. Richter Magnitude http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/magnitude.html The Nevada Seismological Laboratory's site includes a detailed explanation of the Richter scale. USGS Learning Web: Understanding Maps http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/wwmaps.html A well-designed tutorial to help students read various types of maps. Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me A Map http://loki.ur.utk.edu/ut2Kids/maps/map.html An informative site about cartography. PEPPSN Earthquake Database http://lasker.princeton.edu/SeismicDB/select_year.html This site maintains an excellent database of recent earthquake activity. It is presented in an orderly, logical format. National Earthquake Information Center -- World Data Center For Seismology http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/current_data.html The National Earthquake Information Center Web site collects and disseminates information about recent earthquakes. Live Earthquake Maps http://mapserver.esri.com/cgi-bin/eq?s=1&cd=f An interactive map of recent earthquake activity. Earthquake Information Center -- Weekly Earthquake Map http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/weekly/weekly.gif A world map showing earthquake activity in 1998. Savage Earth http://www.thirteen.org/savageearth The WNET Web companion piece to the PBS series, SAVAGE EARTH. It includes great animations of earthquake and volcanic activity. List Of Holocene Volcanoes http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/volcdata/index.htm This site contains a list -- using latitude and longitude -- of volcanic eruptions in the past 10,000 years. World Volcano Map http://californiacentralcoast.com/commun/map/worldvol.gif A map of recent volcanic activity (1987-1995).