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1. Life Along the Faultline

   Investigate life along the fault lines of California, the science of earthquakes, building safe structures, and remember the infamous Loma Prieta and 1906 San Francisco quakes. From The Exploratorium.

   http://www.exploratorium.com/faultline/

   
   

2. California Has Its Faults

   Explains the types of faults, using California as an example.

   http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/information/publications/t...

   
   

3. Earthquake Hazards Program: Northern California

   Latest news, preparedness info, and quake history from the U.S. Geological Survey.

   http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/

   
   

4. Faults of Southern California

   Map of faults in Southern California, an alphabetical list of faults, and a list of earthquakes in the region.

   http://www.data.scec.org/faults/faultmap.html

   
   

5. San Andreas Fault Zone

   Explains the fault type, its length, slip rate, and probable magnitudes for future quakes.

   http://www.data.scec.org/fault_index/sanandre.html

   
   

6. @San Francisco Earthquakes

   /directory/Around-the-World/U.S.-States/California/Citi...

   
   

7. Santa Barbara Earthquake History

   Contains eyewitness accounts and historical photographs from earthquakes that have occurred in Santa Barbara County, California.

   http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/outreach/sb_eqs/

   
   

8. USGS: 24-Hour Aftershock Forecast Map

   Click anywhere on this map of California to see if there's a chance of ""strong shaking"" in the next 24 hours.

   http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/step/

   
   

9. USGS: San Andreas Fault

   Shows where this fault lies and what kind of movements can and have occurred along it.

   http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/

   
   

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