Earthquakes & Tsunamis

What is a Tsunami?

Here is a short video explaining how a tsunami is formed.

Earthquake 101

Here is a video with some general information about earthquakes.

Nepal Earthquake

Above is some footage of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake taken by a traffic camera in Kathmandu.

Here is a video taken by a security camera of a swimming pool.  It demonstrates the power that the earthquake had and the mini tsunami that it produced in the pool.

Links to Earthquake Resources

The following links are to web resources that can help you learn more about earthquakes.

Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

Musical Plates-A Study of Plate Tectonics & Earthquakes

 

 

Books

Here are some books that can help you learn more about Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Located in our Library

551.46 Spi

Tsunamis in Action

by Louise Spilsbury

ISBN: 978-1-40421-866-6

 

Located in our Library

551.2 Wa

Earthquake

by Bryce S. Walker

ISBN: 0-8094-4300-7

 

Available through our

Public Library

Earthquakes:

Witness to Disaster

by Judith Bloom Fradin

ISBN: 978-1-42630-211-4

 

Available on DVD

Here are some titles that are available to our school on DVD from Netflix.  Contact the Library if you would like to use any of these for class.

Physical Geography:

Earthquakes and How

They Are Measured


Earthquake!: The 

Science Behind the

Shake

Deadliest Earthquakes

Watch Online

National Geographic:

Killer Wave: Power

of the Tsunami