Earthquakes
- National Earthquake Information Center - NEIC
(United States Geological Survey)
- The mission of the NEIC is to determine rapidly the location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide and to immediately send this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the general public. Their Website can teach you about earthquakes and how they are monitored. There is also a map showing where the most recent earthquakes have occurred. Teachers and students can find tools for school and children can find games and science project ideas.
- http://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/golden/neic.php
- NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit
(National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- This Website provides information to help libraries and other institutions plan for pandemics, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, and other disasters. There is information about training, emergency supplies, and clean-up. Included are tables giving steps to follow during before, during and after a disaster, templates and other tools.
- http://nnlm.gov/ep/
- Recent Earthquakes in Central US
- The University of Memphis provides this easy to use map showing you where the most recent earthquakes in Central US and the East Coast. It also uses graphics to indicate the size of the earthquake. You may be surprised to learn how many have been in South Carolina! Click on the links below the map to learn more about earthquakes.
- http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/REQ3/html/index2.html
- South Carolina Earthquake Guide
(SC Emergency Management Department)
- This guide includes information on the history of earthquakes in SC, the Charleston earthquake of 1886 and preparing for an earthquake. Read information on earthquake insurance, suggestions for a supplies kit and important websites.
- http://www.scemd.org/index.php/component/content/article/21-public-informat
ion-home-page/public-information/133-south-carolina-earthquake-guide
Last Modified: Wednesday May 30, 2012 3:20 PM