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Exploring: Epicenter

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Earthquakes

The latest and historical earthquakes, hazards information, educational resources, maps, seismographic stations and real-time recording, current research in plain language, data, software and derived products.

Year Published: 1985

M 7.0 scenario earthquake - Fremont epicenter
https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/m-70-scenario-earthquake-fremont-epicenter

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Year Published: 1985

DEFORMATION NEAR THE EPICENTER OF THE 1984 ROUND VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, EARTHQUAKE.
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70012726

A trilateration network extending from near Mammoth Lakes to Bishop, California, was resurveyed following the November 23, 1984, Round Valley earthquake (M//L equals 5. 8). The network had previously been surveyed in 1982. Deformation apparently associated with the Round Valley earthquake was detected as well as deformation due to the expansion of...

M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault - Oakland epicenter
https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/m70-earthquake-scenarios-hayward-fault-oakland-epicenter

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Year Published: 2010

Tsunami simulations of the 1867 Virgin Island earthquake: Constraints on epicenter location and fault parameters
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70190383

The 18 November 1867 Virgin Island earthquake and the tsunami that closely followed caused considerable loss of life and damage in several places in the northeast Caribbean region. The earthquake was likely a manifestation of the complex tectonic deformation of the Anegada Passage, which cuts across the Antilles island arc between the Virgin...

Epicenter of 2011 Tohoku earthquake in relation to Hawaiian Islands
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/epicenter-2011-tohoku-earthquake-relation-hawaiian-islands

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Regional Map Showing Earthquake Epicenter near Dover, Delaware
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/regional-map-showing-earthquake-epicenter-near-dover-delaware

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Living Near the Epicenter

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/living-near-epicenter
Watch video interviews with four people discussing their experiences near the epicenter of the magnitude 5.8 earthquake in central Virginia on August 23, 2011. Tens of millions of people in the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada were startled by sudden ground shaking from this earthquake, which was among the largest to occur in this region in...

M 7.0 scenario earthquake - San Pablo Bay epicenter
https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/m-70-scenario-earthquake-san-pablo-bay-epicenter

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Jan 23 epicenter and locations of historical quakes
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/jan-23-epicenter-and-locations-historical-quakes

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Year Published: 1992

Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, Oakland epicenter

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/groundshaking-animation-hayward-fault-oakland-epicenter
Scenario shows the ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault with the epicenter in Oakland, California. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  
Natural Hazards

Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, Fremont epicenter

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/animation-groundshaking-m70-quake-hayward-fault-freemont-epicenter
Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in Fremont. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  
Natural Hazards
Year Published: 1988
Year Published: 2012

Response of a tall building far from the epicenter of the 11 March 2011 M 9.0 Great East Japan earthquake and aftershocks
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70041707

The 11 March 2011 M 9.0 Great East Japan earthquake generated significant long-duration shaking that propagated hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter and affected urban areas throughout much of Honshu. Recorded responses of a tall building at 770 km from the epicenter of the mainshock and other related or unrelated events show how structures...

Groundshaking animation: Hayward Fault, San Pablo Bay epicenter

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/animation-groundshaking-m70-quake-hayward-fault-s-pablo-bay
Animation showing the intensity of groundshaking across the San Francisco Bay region during a hypothetical M 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with the epicenter in San Pablo Bay. Visit M7.0 Earthquake Scenarios - Hayward Fault for detailed perspective views.  
Natural Hazards

How fast does the earthquake information get posted to the web site, get sent out via the Earthquake Notification Service (ENS), ATOM feeds, etc?

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-fast-does-earthquake-information-get-posted-web-site-get-sent-out-earthquake-notification
First of all, USGS earthquake information mechanisms are all triggered by the same system, so they all receive the information at the same time. The time it takes for the system to receive the information primarily depends on where the earthquake is and how large it is. An Earthquake in California will get processed and posted to the system in 2-...
Year Published: 1989

1964 Quake: The Great Alaska Earthquake (SPANISH)

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/1964-quake-great-alaska-earthquake-spanish
See English version already posted in Gallery
Alaska

Magnitude 9.2: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/magnitude-92-1964-great-alaska-earthquake
Magnitude 9.2: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake is a short video relating how the largest quake in U.S. history had profound and lasting impacts on our lives. The video features USGS geologist George Plafker who, in the 1960's, correctly interpreted the quake as a subduction zone event. This was a great leap forward in resolving key mechanisms...
Alaska