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	Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) URL: http://mceer.buffalo.edu/ ODP description: Description of activities focusing on reduction of earthquake damage and losses through research, development and application of new knowledge and advanced technologies. Page title: MCEER, from Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events \| Home Page Page description: MCEER is a national center of excellence dedicated to the discovery and development of new knowledge, tools and technologies that equip communities to become more disaster resilient in the face of earthquakes and other extreme events. MCEER accomplishes this through a system of multidisciplinary, multi-hazard research, education and outreach initiatives. Headquartered at the University at Buffalo, MCEER comprises a consortium of researchers...
	Center for Earthquake Research and Information (ERI) URL: http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/ ODP description: Research center at the University of Memphis is focusing on the earthquake activities and campus vulnerability studies. Page title: Center for Earthquake Research and Information
	Internet for Civil Engineers URL: http://www.icivilengineer.com/Earthquake_Engineering/Earthquake_Damages/ ODP description: Selection of web sites and articles about the aftermath and damage produced by world's earthquakes. Page title: The Civil Engineering Portal - Earthquake Engineering - Earthquake Damages Page description: civil engineering structural construction geotechnical transportation water hydraulic
	US Geological Survey - Earthquake Search URL: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/epic/ ODP description: This form allows you to select the necessary parameters to perform a global, circular or rectangular area search for earthquakes. Page title: Earthquake Hazards Program: NEIC Earthquake Search Page description: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards
	Geodynamics and Seismicity of Italy URL: http://www.geocities.com/salb99/ ODP description: A geodynamic model of subduction in Italy helps to understand seismic hazard and active tectonics. Both model and seismological data are shown. Page title: Geodynamics and seismicity of Italy by Salvatore Barba Page description: Seismicity of Italy is due to a subduction in the Western Mediterranean. Stress accumulation is compared with earthquake occurrence in the Apennines. Seismological data are also presented.
	Automatic monitoring of regional seismic events URL: http://web.ift.uib.no/~antonych/IRIS.html ODP description: Technical paper describing an approach to automatic, real-time monitoring of regional seismic events, based on the theory of pulse propagation in a randomly stratified medium with waveguides. Page description: Seismology, fully automatic seismic event monitoring, detection and identification of explosions/earthquakes, EE-transform, inversion of envelope-forms, entropy of image contrast, Gennady Ryzhikov, Marina Biryulina
	Ministry of Energy & Mines - Earthquakes in British Columbia URL: http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Surficial/quake/ ODP description: Find the causes, effects of the earthquakes in British Columbia. Includes photos of the aftermath from the 1946-earthquake and describes the ways to measure earthquakes. Page title: Earthquakes in BC
	Soil Liquefaction URL: http://www.ce.washington.edu/~liquefaction/html/main.html ODP description: About this phenomenon that is responsible for much structural damage in earthquakes. Includes physical explanation, photos of past events, identifying liquefaction susceptible soils, and building resistant structures. Page title: Soil Liquefaction Web Site
	Swiss Seismological Service URL: http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/ ODP description: Latest earthquake information, interactive map, catalogue of Swiss earthquakes, and a feedback forum. Page title: Schweizerischer Erdbebendienst (SED) - Swiss Seismological Service
	Earthquake Information from the USGS URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ ODP description: Gateway to US Geological Survey web resources on earthquakes, including information on recent quakes, earthquake preparedness, building seismically resistant structures, and current research topics. Page title: Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program Page description: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards
	Greater Vancouver Regional District: Earthquake Hazard Analysis URL: http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/geog376/students/class05/pgbond/ ODP description: By doing several types of analyses, undergraduate students created a final map which shows the areas in or near Vancouver, British Columbia which have the highest degree of danger during a major earthquake. Page title: Geography 376 Final Project -- GVRD: Earthquake Hazard Analysis Page description: Since Southwestern British Columbia is a major subduction earthquake prone area, we decided to analyze the degree of earthquake hazards within Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD). By doing several types of analyses we created a final map which shows the areas within the GVRD which have the highest degree of danger during a major earthquake.
	Earthquake Advisor URL: http://earthquakeadvisor.com/ ODP description: Broad range of information regarding earthquakes, safety, history, and earthquake related products and services. Page title: Earthquake Advisor: Earthquake Information Page description: Earthquake information, photos, stories, safety and construction how-to's
	Queensland University Advanced Centre for Earthquake Studies (QUAKES) URL: http://quakes.earth.uq.edu.au/ ODP description: Research institute located in Brisbane, Australia. Includes information on earthquake simulation and forecasting. Page title: QUAKES Home Page
	Indiana Geological Survey - Earthquakes in Indiana URL: http://igs.indiana.edu/geology/earthquakes/eqInIndiana/index.cfm ODP description: Peruse the causes of Indiana earthquakes. Describes the aftermath of the strongest earthquakes occurred and the preparation to reduce its effects. Page title: Earthquakes in Indiana Page description: Article about the history and future of earthquakes in Indiana.
	How to Build an Inexpensive Seismometer URL: http://www.infiltec.com/seismo/ ODP description: Detailed instructions, including diagrams, description of components, setup and synchronization. Page title: INFILTEC: How to Build an Inexpensive Seismometer - make seismograph kit
	DL Research - Earthquake Project URL: http://www.dlindquist.com/quake/ ODP description: Brings together and analyzes earthquake data and trends, both historical and present-day. Displays statistical graphs by number of earthquakes, magnitude, and geographic position. Page title: dlindquist.com - Research - Earthquake Project