Earthquakes
Living on the edgeLearn about the work of Oxfam Australia in Nepal in 2015 and in Haiti in 2010. |
Tectonic platesLearn about the tectonics of the 2010 Haitian earthquake. Compare earthquakes in different countries this century using Wikipedia’s list of significant global earthquakes. Compare information about 2011 earthquakes. |
The Science of EarthquakesVisit the How Stuff Works website to find a well sourced article on How Earthquakes Work. To see animations that will help you explore the concepts behind plate tectonics and earthquakes visit the United States Geological Survey page Animations for Earthquake Terms and Concepts. More Read a simple explanation of P and S waves and then view seismic graphs of earthquake waves to determine their epicentres. Scrutinise the Geoscience Australia Richter Scale magnitude of earthquakes table and maps of Recent Earthquakes. |