LibGuides: Geology & Earth Science: Earthquakes & Volcanoes

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GeoRef This link opens in a new window
The best database for geology and Earth science
Includes citations to articles, maps, theses and dissertations, government publications, books, and reports
Much more complete coverage of the topic than Web of Science
Materials Indexed: Books; Government Documents; Journal Articles; Maps; Pamphlets; Reports; Theses & Dissertations
Earthquake Engineering Abstracts This link opens in a new window
The epicenter for research on earthquakes
You should also search GeoRef when researching in this area
Date Coverage: 1971 to present.
Materials Indexed: Conference Proceedings; Journal Articles; Maps; Technical Reports; Video
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
(1984+) Provides basic articles about earthquakes and volcanoes. Includes new magazine accounts of quakes and eruptions.
Date Coverage: 1984 to present
Materials Indexed: Book Chapters; Book Reviews; Books; Journal Articles; Magazine Articles; Newspaper Articles
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) This link opens in a new window
(1978+) Marine geology, incl. earthquakes, tsunamis, & volcanism.
Date Coverage: 1971 - present
Materials Indexed: Books; Conference Proceedings; Journal Articles; Reports
Compendex (via Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window
(1970+) Useful for earthquake engineering.
Date Coverage: 1884 - present
Materials Indexed: Conference Proceedings; Journal Articles

Dictionary of Geotechnics
Call Number: Reference TA706 .S65
Publication Date: 1983
Print book in Reference Area
Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Call Number: Reference QE521 .R58 2007
Publication Date: 2006
Print book in Reference Area
Encyclopedia of Geochemistry
Call Number: Reference QE515 .E48 1999
Publication Date: 1999
Print book in Reference Area
Encyclopedia of Geochemistry by William M. White (Editor)
Publication Date: 2018
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
Call Number: Reference QE5 .E58 v.3
Publication Date: 1968
Print book in Reference Area
Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards
Publication Date: 2013
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics
Publication Date: 2011
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics
Publication Date: 1987
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
Publication Date: 2015
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Field Guide to the San Andreas Fault
Call Number: Sciences & Engineering QE606.5.U6 L9 2006
Publication Date: 2009
Print book in Sciences & Engineering
Ring of Fire by Bethany Hinga
Publication Date: 2015
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Treatise on Geochemistry
Publication Date: 2003
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Treatise on Geophysics
Publication Date: 2015
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions
Call Number: Sciences & Engineering QE522 .B637 2002
Publication Date: 2001
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
We also have a print copy.

California’s Deadliest Earthquakes: A History
Publication Date: 2017
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Catalog of Significant Earthquakes 2000 B.C.-1979 Including Quantitative Casualties and Damage
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Earthquake History of the United States
Call Number: Sciences & Engineering QE535 .E18 1982
Print book in Sciences & Engineering
Earthquakes, Tides, Unidentified Sounds, and Related Phenomena: A Catalog of Geophysical Anomalies
Call Number: Reference QE53 .C65 1983
Publication Date: 1983
Print book in Reference Area
Earthquakes and Earthquake Faults of California
Call Number: Reference QE606.5.U6 E27 1980
Publication Date: 1980
Print book in Reference Area
Volcanoes of the World
Call Number: Reference QE522 .V92 2010
Publication Date: 2011
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus

Glossary of Geology
Call Number: Reference QE5 .B38 2005 (5th ed.)
Publication Date: 2011 (5th ed. rev. online)
Online book; UCSB login required if off campus
Print book in Reference Area
USGS Volcano Hazards Program - Glossary
Online open-access website
Defines terms related to volcanoes (US Geological Survey)
Includes images and illustrations of the concepts

California Geological Survey
State agency dedicated to the Earth Sciences in California
Earthquake Country Alliance
Information on earthquakes for people living in California. Includes basic information on California faults, home preparedness, and earthquake survival (Southern California Earthquake Center).
Earthquake Engineering Online Archive
Includes reports and images (UC Berkeley)
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Organization working to reduce earthquake risk through earthquake engineering
Earthquake Hazards Program (USGS)
USGS program to study earthquakes
Earthquake Lists, Maps, and Statistics
Information about significant earthquakes worldwide since 1980 (USGS)
Geyser Observation and Study Association
Descriptions and photographs of geysers from around the world with an emphasis on Yellowstone and Old Faithful.
Global Volcanism Program (Smithsonian)
Weekly & monthly reports on current and historical eruptions for more than 400 volcanoes
National Strong-Motion Project
USGS program to study damaging earthquakes; includes data sets on earthquakes since 1933.
PEER Strong Ground Motion Databases
Contains records for over 140 earthquakes worldwide (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center)
Santa Barbara Earthquake History
Covers earthquakes felt in the greater Santa Barbara region between 1800 and 1960 (UCSB)
Southern California Earthquake Center
Collects and analyzes data on earthquakes in Southern California. Located at USC.
Southern California Earthquake Data Center
The archive of the Southern California Seismic Network (SCSN). Located at Cal Tech.
Southern California Seismic Network
Monitors earthquakes in Southern California.
U.S. Geological Survey - California Volcano Observatory
Observatory studying a region of volcanic unrest in the Sierra-Nevada range, California
U.S. Geological Survey - Cascades Volcano Observatory
Observatory studying the Cascades volcanoes including Northern California
Volcano Hazards Program (USGS)
USGS program to study volcanoes; links to volcano observatories
Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (Worldwide, Smithsonian/USGS)
Includes updates on current volcanic eruptions and activity

Geology & Earth Science: Earthquakes & Volcanoes

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