Recent Earthquakes:
About The Project
The seismic response project is a fresh new earthquake research group organized through Penn State University. We specialize in gathering seismic, economic and demographic information about recent earthquake events and the surrounding populated areas. We strive to provide a variety of facts and figures to give the total picture of each earthquake's significance, posting relevant data from reliable previous studies (and studies of our own) in a timely manner. The project can be broken down into 2 main goals:
Goals:
1. To address frequently asked questions about earthquakes, providing answers in a format that can be understood with little or no background in earth sciences. For example: Why are earthquakes important? How do earthquakes happen? Where do they happen? Can we predict when an earthquake is going to happen? Ect...
2. A more focused and comprehensive look at each recent earthquake as they occur, published as soon as possible after the nucleation of said seismic event; including:
-Earthquake history maps of notable past seismic events in the region
-Fault dynamics, slip magnitude, rupture length, and slip direction
-Demographic data of surrounding areas including population density maps
-Economic summary of the seismic event (Estimated $ damage amount, effects on the local economy)
-Relevant infrastructure data: age of buildings and structures, susceptibility , and building codes (when available)
Browse the tabs above to navigate through past seismic events you are interested or to check out our general knowledge section about earthquakes. Hope you find the wealth of information nothing short of "earth shattering"!
For comments, concerns, or suggestions check out the "About us" page under the "more" tab near the top right corner of this page
Goals:
1. To address frequently asked questions about earthquakes, providing answers in a format that can be understood with little or no background in earth sciences. For example: Why are earthquakes important? How do earthquakes happen? Where do they happen? Can we predict when an earthquake is going to happen? Ect...
2. A more focused and comprehensive look at each recent earthquake as they occur, published as soon as possible after the nucleation of said seismic event; including:
-Earthquake history maps of notable past seismic events in the region
-Fault dynamics, slip magnitude, rupture length, and slip direction
-Demographic data of surrounding areas including population density maps
-Economic summary of the seismic event (Estimated $ damage amount, effects on the local economy)
-Relevant infrastructure data: age of buildings and structures, susceptibility , and building codes (when available)
Browse the tabs above to navigate through past seismic events you are interested or to check out our general knowledge section about earthquakes. Hope you find the wealth of information nothing short of "earth shattering"!
For comments, concerns, or suggestions check out the "About us" page under the "more" tab near the top right corner of this page