Learn about potential earthquake danger. This map shows the relative intensity of ground shaking and damage in California from anticipated future earthquakes.

Welcome to Earthquakes for Teachers. A USGS website which provides resources for teacher on topics of earth structure, plate tectonics, and earthquakes.

Welcome to Earthquake County   A website which provides information about the basics in earthquake preparedness.  What you should know before, and after an earthquake.

Protecting Your Family From Earthquakes   The Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety.  This informative booklet published by USGS is available in a Spanish version and, in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean versions.

Take the earthquake quiz and see if you are ready for an earthquake.  See if you will know what to do if an earthquake strikes. Interactive Earthquake Quiz (flash)

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Learn how Volcanoes Work.  Visit Dr. Vic Camp's website (Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University.) This site is sponsored by NASA under the auspices of Project ALERT (Augmented Learning Environment and Renewable Teaching).

Mt.St.Helens Volcano Cam (Web cam updated every 5 minutes)

Information in Spanish too.

The E&O group at IRIS has created one page handouts related to seismology for use in the classroom or public information forums.

Ahora tambien tenemos la versión en Castellano (Español

Left: Mt. Etna, Sicily (November 2002)-- The eruption pictured here began in October of 2002 and continued through February of 2003. The photograph here is from a sustained volcanic eruption from fractures on the south flank of Mt. Etna in November 2002. Image courtesy of Tom Pfeiffer www.decadevolcano.net (copyright).

Volcano Research Links