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Earth Science: Earthquakes & Volcanoes

A guide for doing research in geology and Earth science.

Research Sources by Type

Dictionary of Geotechnics
Publication Date: 1983
Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Publication Date: 2007
Encyclopedia of Geochemistry
Publication Date: 2020
Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
Publication Date: 1968
Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards
Publication Date: 2013
Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics
Publication Date: 2011
Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics
Publication Date: 2006
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
Publication Date: 2015
Field Guide to the San Andreas Fault
Publication Date: 2009
Ring of Fire: An Encyclopedia of the Pacific Rim's Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes
Publication Date: 2015
Treatise on Geochemistry
Publication Date: 2003
Treatise on Geophysics
Publication Date: 2007
Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions
Publication Date: 2001

California’s Deadliest Earthquakes: A History
Publication Date: 2017
Catalog of Significant Earthquakes 2000 B.C.-1979 Including Quantitative Casualties and Damage
Publication Date: 1981
Earthquake History of the United States
Earthquakes, Tides, Unidentified Sounds, and Related Phenomena: A Catalog of Geophysical Anomalies
Publication Date: 1983
Earthquakes and Earthquake Faults of California
Publication Date: 1980
Volcanoes of the World
Publication Date: 2011

Glossary of Geology
Publication Date: 2005
USGS Volcano Hazards Program - Glossary

California Geological Survey
Earthquake Country Alliance (Southern California Earthquake Center)
Information on earthquakes for people living in California. Includes basic information on California faults, home preparedness, and earthquake survival.
Earthquake Engineering Online Archive (UCB)
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Organization working to reduce earthquake risk through earthquake engineering.
Earthquake Hazards Program (USGS)
Earthquake Lists, Maps, and Statistics (USGS)
Geyser Observation and Study Association
Global Volcanism Program (Smithsonian)
National Strong-Motion Project
USGS program to study damaging earthquakes; includes data sets on earthquakes since 1933.
PEER Strong Ground Motion Databases (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center)
Contains records for over 140 earthquakes worldwide.
Santa Barbara Earthquake History
Details earthquakes in Santa Barbara region between 1800 and 1960.
Southern California Earthquake Center
Southern California Earthquake Data Center (CalTech)
U.S. Geological Survey - California Volcano Observatory
Observatory studying the Sierra Nevada range, California
U.S. Geological Survey - Cascades Volcano Observatory
Observatory studying the Cascade volcanoes.
Volcano Hazards Program (USGS)
Links to volcano observatories.
Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (Worldwide, Smithsonian/USGS)
Current volcanic eruptions and activity.

Recent Earthquakes