The language of measuring and earthquakes can be complicated. It is often helpful to review the terms, definitions and processes so we all may be on the same page. Here are a few sites which we have found valuable:

• Glossary of Terms The Southern California Earthquake Data Center
• Glossary of Sesimic Terms Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
• Glossary of Some Common Terms in Seismology National Earthquake Information Center
• Earthquake ABC's, A Child's View of facts and feelings by Lucy Jones, USGS, Southern California Office
• Earthquake Glossary Montana Bureau of Mines & Geology
• Some Frequently Asked Questions - and Some Answers! University of California, Berkeley
• Earthquake and Seismic-Related Terminology USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory
• Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country The Southern California Earthquake Data Center

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• Geology 100, Earthquakes and Earth Structure
• By J. Louie, University of Nevada Reno
• This Dynamic Earth, A Story of Plate Tectonics
• by Jacqueline Kious and Robert I. Tilling

Last Update: 3:18:22 PM Wednesday, April 18, 2007