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Caltech On-line Survival Guide and Earthquake Web Site for Media

This is your starting point for a multitude of earthquake sources intended to assist reporters who are doing on-the-spot earthquake coverage as well as more in-depth background pieces on anything related to earthquakes.

Caltech Media Relations 24-Hour Earthquake Hotline for Media - (626) 449-2631

Getting Information Quickly

California Integrated Seismic Network - Broad range of earthquake information

Most recent earthquakes over magnitude 3.0

ShakeMaps - Maps of the most recent earthquakes.

Did You Feel It? – community intensity map

Subscribe to Rapid Earthquake Notification mailing list and you will automatically receive information via e-mail from Caltech/USGS on the exact time, magnitude, and location of earthquakes only minutes after they occur.

Mirrored Sites for Recent Earthquakes

If you cannot access recent earthquake information from one of the above web sites, try these others—all of these sites have identical informaton.

California Integrated Seismic Network recent earthquake

USGS Pasadena recent earthquake

USGS Menlo Park recent earthquake

Southern California Earthquake Data Center recent earthquakes in California and Nevada

Technology

Advanced National Seismic System

Earthquake Research Affiliates

Major Earthquakes and Faults

Historical list of earthquakes

Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country

FAQ's and Terminology

Frequently Asked Questions

Earthquake Terminology

Additional Materials

Caltech Seismology Lab Interview Procedures (PDF)

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