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Title:

ShakeMaps

Url:

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/shakemap/

Publisher:

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Description: ShakeMaps, a product of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Hazards Program, are near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity that are produced following significant earthquakes. They appear as a set of links keyed to areas which have recently experienced an earthquake. The maps display instrumental intensity (modified Mercalli scale), peak ground acceleration, and peak ground velocity. They are downloadable as image (JPEG) or zipped postscript (PS) files, and datasets are downloadable as text, zipped shapefiles, KML, XML, or HTML files. Older shakemaps are stored in an archive. The most recent maps are also available as RSS feeds.

LC Classification:

Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Mathematical geography. Cartography
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Physical geography -- Natural disasters
Science -- Geology -- Dynamic and structural geology -- Volcanoes and earthquakes -- Earthquakes. Seismology
Science -- Geology -- Dynamic and structural geology -- Volcanoes and earthquakes -- Earthquakes. Seismology -- Earthquake prediction
Science -- Geology -- Dynamic and structural geology -- Volcanoes and earthquakes -- Earthquakes. Seismology -- Special topics, A-Z -- Seismic event location

GEM Subject:

Science -- Earth science
Science -- Instructional issues
Science -- Geology
Social studies -- Geography

Key Concept:

Geology -- Earthquakes
Geography -- Earthquakes
Geography -- Maps

Date Issued:

2010-08-25

Resource Type:

Dataset
Reference Material
Instructional Material

Format:

ZIP
Image -- JPEG
Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Professional/Practitioner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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