Animations / Videos :

• How to survive an Earthquake - an animation
  (metacafe.com)

• Earthquake (December 2004) : animation (staff.aist.go.jp)

• Strike-Slip Fault Animation. (PBS)
  (and Dip-Slip Fault Animation.- Surface Wave Animation.- Primary Wave Animation. - Secondary Wave Animation. - a movie about The 1989 Loma Prieta quake.)
  
  
  

• How earthquakes happen (BBC News) - Animation FLASH
  
  
  

Glossary :

• Earthquake Vocabulary Word List - About 375 words and expressions
  (speak-read-write.com)

• Visual Earthquake Glossary (USGS = U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey)

• Earthquake ABC (earthquake.usgs.gov)
  A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings
  An Introduction - The Children's Book - The Parent's Guide - Guide for Teachers
  

  

Activities TO PRINT :

• Killer tsunamis strike Asia (December 2004) - a lesson plan with :
  - PRE-READING IDEAS : 1. WORD SEARCH - 2. TRUE / FALSE - 3. DEFINITIONS (Matching) 4. SYNONYM MATCH - 5. PHRASE MATCH
  - WHILE READING ACTIVITIES : 1. GAP-FILL - 2. TRUE/FALSE - 3. DEFINITIONS - 4. SYNONYM MATCH - 5. PHRASE MATCH - 6. QUESTIONS - 7. VOCABULARY
  - POST READING IDEAS : 1. GAP-FILL - 2. QUESTIONS - 3. VOCABULARY - 4. STUDENT-GENERATED SURVEY - 5. 'WAVE'/ 'QUAKE' - 6. DISCUSSION ("Have you ever ... ?) 7. AID NOW
  - HOMEWORK : 1. VOCAB EXTENSION - 2. INTERNET / WEB LINKS - 3. YOUR PLAN OF ACTION (Create a poster...) - 4. EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
  (Breaking News English)

• Earthquake in Japan (texte + symboles) - (Symbol World)
  
  
  
  
• Une petite recherche internet sur le TSUNAMI en Asie - NIVEAU 6ème
  
  
  

Lesson plans :

• Hope for Haiti Event Raises Millions - a lesson plan
  "Some of the biggest stars in entertainment gathered on Friday night to help raise money for Haiti. The event, called ‘Hope for Haiti Now’, was organized by actor George Clooney..."
  WARM-UPS : HAITI / STARS / AID FOR HAITI / ENTERTAINMENT
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  

• Haiti in Ruins After Huge Earthquake - a lesson plan
  WARM-UPS : EARTHQUAKES / DISASTERS / PREPARED / AID FOR HAITI
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

Lists :

• Historic Earthquakes (USGS)

Information :

• Haiti earthquake feared to have killed hundreds (12 January 2010)
  "A 7.0-magnitude quake which hit south of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is feared to have killed hundreds of people across the Caribbean country."
  - with a video and pictures
  (BBC)

  

• 6.5 Quake Shakes Buildings on California Coast
  Saturday, 09 January 2010
  (YouTube)

  

   

  Day after earthquake, Northern California city is still cleaning up
  "Eureka residents are dealing with toppled chimneys, frayed nerves and aftershocks after a 6.5 temblor.
  Electricity has been restored, but officials are stilling checking bridges and buildings."
  (latimes.com)

• Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia
  "An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 has rocked eastern Indonesia, US seismologists say."
  (BBC)

  

• The Great Southern California ShakeOut
  "At 10 a.m. on November 13, millions of people throughout Southern California participated in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake
  preparedness activity in U.S. history!"
  - with resources / animations
  (shakeout.org)

  

• Earthquake rocks northern Japan - 14 June 2008
  "At least three people have been killed and about 60 hurt by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake which struck the north of Japan's main island."
  (BBC)

  

   

• Two killed by large Greek quake (8 June 2008)
  "At least two people have been killed as an earthquake rocked southern Greece, collapsing buildings and causing panic."
  (BBC)

  

• Strong earthquake rocks Iceland - with audio and video
  (BBC)

  

• 'Thousands dead' in Chinese quake (12/05/2008)
  "Between 3,000 and 5,000 people are killed by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the south-western Chinese province of Sichuan, according to
  state media reports."
  (BBC)

  Sichuan
  It "is a province in western China..."
  (Wikipedia)

  
  
  Magnitude-7.9 Earthquake in China
  "Early on the morning of May 12, 2008 a magnitude-7.9 earthquake rattled eastern Sichuan, China. Dr. Harley Benz, Scientist-in-Charge at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center, fills us in with the details."
  Transcript available soon.
  (usgs.gov)
  
  The Collision of India and Eurasia - with an animation
  (uwgb.edu)

  

• Earthquake strikes northern Chile (24/03/2008)
  "A 6.1-magnitude quake has hit northern Chile close to the border with Bolivia, the US Geological Survey reports."
  (BBC)

  

• Seismicity and earthquake hazard in the UK
  (earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk)
  
  

• Earthquake hits much of England (27/02/2008)
  "The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes across large parts of England...
  The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the epicentre of the 5.3 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. "
  + VIDEOS
  (BBC)

  

• Earthquakes - explanations
  (weatherwizkids.com)
  
  

• Strong earthquake hits Martinique - with Witness accounts and a VIDEO
  (BBC)

  

• An earthquake
  "occurred about 40 km (25 miles) NNW of FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique at 12:00 PM MST, Nov 29, 2007
  (3:00 PM AST in Martinique)." - Magnitude 7.4
  (iris.edu)

  

• Deadly history of earthquakes
  "Earthquakes have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the last 100 years and improvements in technology have only slightly reduced the death toll."
  (BBC)

  

• Northridge earthquake in 1994, in the city of Los Angeles, California (Wikipedia)
  
  

• At-a-glance: Countries hit (December 2004) - with an interactive map (BBC News)
  
  
  
  
  

• How each country was affected with a map (BBC News)
  
  

• Worldwide help for quake victims - an article (BBC News)
  

• Earthquake Shakes Asia (Time for Kids)

• Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages
  (NDEC = National Disaster Education Coalition)
  "The review process included extensive participation by more than 450 professionals, scientists, and researchers who contributed to the material."

  
  
• Earthquakes (for kids) - (FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency)
  
  

• Earthquakes - for kids (USGS)
  
  
  

• Earthquakes ABC - A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings (USGS)
  
  
  

• Tsunami Warning! in Alaska - an illustrated story for Kids of ALL ages (wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov)
  (West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center)
  
  

Legends :

• Earthquake legends (FEMA)

Maps :

• At-a-glance: Countries hit (December 2004) - with an interactive map (BBC News)
  
  
  
  
  

• How each country was affected with a map (BBC News)
  
  
  
  
  

• Natural Disasters Worldwide - with a map (Miami Museum of Science)
  
  
  
  
  

• Maps of Recent US Earthquake Activity - "Click on US or World map for more information." (USGS)
  
  
  

• Cool Earthquake Facts (avec un très grand nombre de superlatifs)
  - with a map of the San Andreas Fault Zone (USGS)
  
  
  
  
  

• Earthquake Risk States - a map (FEMA)
  
  
  

Cartoons : (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille normale.)