There have been a lot of discussions about natural disasters in the media lately, many of them centering around earthquakes. What exactly is an earthquake? How are they measured? Where in the world are the most earthquakes felt? To get those answers (and more information that you ever wanted to know on the subject), the Warped site found the best resource available on the Internet. So let’s shake, rattle, and roll our way on over to that site.
The site is called the Earthquake Hazards Program, and is sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey. This is a site that tracks all earthquake activity around the country and around the world. I was surprised by how many happen every day. As you click on a map, it will zoom into the geographical area you click. You can click on the boxes, each box representing a recent earthquake. The most recent ones are the ones that occurred today.
There are some interesting parts to this site. The Learning and Education section contains information about the science of earthquakes, targeted for all ages. There is a trivia section, and ones for students as well as teachers. There are some great photos as well. One of the more important sections is the Preparedness and Response pages, where you get information about how to be prepared for one, and what to do after one hits.
This site sounds kind of dry on the surface, but is really kind of cool as you dig into it. Hopefully it won’t shake you up too much. The Warp-o-Meter gives this site a 7.0. I guess it felt the Earth move in the right direction…
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