Earthquake!
Live Earthquake Display:
Outside of room CAS 131. Stop by and make your own earthquake.
The Earthquake Display also shows the seismogram being recorded at the town or Harvard, Massachusetts. Seismometers in the Global Seismic Network now transmit their recordings over the internet. Click to view seismograms from stations all over the world.
See earthquakes as they happen:
The IRIS Seismic Monitor shows earthquakes as they happen around the world.
The Earthquake Image of the week is also worth a look.
The National Earthquake Information Center of the USGS locates earthquakes as they occur around the world. Information about earthquakes as they occur, including local maps, location of historic earthquakes and more is available here.
Questions about Earthquakes?
Send an email to Rachel Abercrombie and have your question answered on the ES earthquake display. Or try the following sites:
- Many cool facts and photos about earthquakes and faulting are available from the Earthquake Hazards program run by the USGS
- In particular have a look at Earthquake Facts and the For Kids Only site, which has a lot of information for kids of ALL ages!!
- For more information about earthquakes in a particular state, including Massachusetts, try USGS's Latest Quakes page.
- For specific information about California, visit the Southern California Earthquake Data Center
- The US National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project provides the latest thinking on the probabilities of earthquake shaking throughout the United States
- For those who know what a Focal mechanism (or "beach ball") is, the Harvard CMT catalog provides information on earthquake orientation and faulting type.
Interested in learning more while you are at Boston University?
The research of both Prof. Geoff Abers and Prof. Rachel Abercrombie focuses on earthquakes, including how earthquakes start and grow, why they happen where they happen, and also using them to illuminate the dunamic earth in which they occur.
Consider taking one of the ES courses which include Earthquakes as a large part: