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Earthquake Animation - BBC

news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/world/04/earthquake/swf/ear

A nice flash animation from the BBC on what causes earthquakes to occur and the types of waves that are generated.

Earthquake Locator

tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk/local-bin/quakes/mapscript/home.pl

Earthquakes occur all of the time. Use this resource to map, view recent earthquake data, animations of recent earthquakes, etc. from The World Wide Earthquake Locator.

Earthquake Misconceptions - USGS

earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/faq/?showAll=yes

Common myths and misconceptions about earthquakes and frequently asked questions from the USGS.

Tsunami Animation - BBC

news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/nature_guides/swf/

A flash animation from the BBC on tsunami formation, movement and effects.

Virtual Earthquake

www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualEarthquake/VQuakeExecute.ht

Click on a location to start the activity and then be presented with a series of slides, data to assist in your understanding of how scientist analyze wave movement to locate the epicenter.

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