Basic Educational Information
Learn more about earthquakes.

• Earthquakes for Kids...and Grownups
  Material for teachers and students, kids and grownups. Tutorials and other non-technical pages. Definitions of earthquake-related terms. Science fair examples. Bibliographies. (This webpage is on the USGS National Earthquake Hazards Program website.)


• USGS Public Lecture Series
  Our new lecture series will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about earthquakes!


• Workshops for Teachers
  Day-long workshops for teachers to learn more about earthquakes and hands-on activities for teaching students about earthquakes.
• Index to Online Geologic Field Trip Guides of California
  An index of webpages of geologic field trip guides and related websites compiled by the California Geological Survey (CGS) for the benefit of all who have wondered about California's geologic features.

Faults, Past Earthquakes & Geology
Southern California clickable fault maps, past earthquakes in Los Angeles, Southern California, and California, geological photos, damage photos.

Maps
Maps of faults ,earthquakes, geology, earthquake hazards, and more.

Publications, Products & Fact Sheets
Non-technical information about earthquakes, faults, magnitudes, etc. Maps, Fact Sheets, videos and CD-ROMs. Some publications are online and most can be ordered. (This webpage is on the USGS National Earthquake Hazards Program website.)

FAQ
Frequently asked questions about earthquakes in California.

Access to Southern California Earthquake Data
Links to government agencies and non-government organizations that provide earthquake data. Some is available by downloading over the web.