Major Earthquakes

• Central Taiwan Earthquake Sept. 20, 1999
• Aug. 17 1999 Turkey earthquake special event page at IRIS
• Southern Greece
  • Preliminary hypocenter
  • CMT solution
  • Quick CMT solution
  • Source Time Function
• Umbria and Marche Region Italy
  • Report on the earthquake-induced surface breaks
  • Preliminary Report
  • Focal Mechanism
  • Number 1
  • Number 2
  • Number 3
  • Number 4
• Images of the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake and Kobe City
  • Photographs of damage in the city of Kobe
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  • Geol 100 Lecture on Earthquake Effects in Kobe by John Louie
  • A geotechnical and geological report by engineer Paul Sommerville
  • Scientific images from the earthquake
  • Summary of a report funded by the National Science Foundation on damage to Kobe
  • An article from Time magazine about the earthquake
  • An article from Time magazine on lessons for California