Curated Video
Natural Disasters 1
Dr. Forrester explains what natural disasters are. She discusses earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes in detail and talks about the impact of each.
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: 4 Station Seismograph Network; No Cartoon House Bounce
Animation illustrates that seismic waves traveling away from an earthquake occur everywhere, not just at seismic stations. [0:21]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Magnitudes: Moment Magnitude Explained
Video clip provides a definition of moment magnitude and why it replaced the Richter Scale. [5:40]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: 4 Station Seismograph Network Records a Single Earthquake
Animation illustrates how seismic stations at varying distances from a large earthquake have signature seismograms. [0:31]
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Iris: Five Earthquakes Equidistant From One Seismograph Station
This animation uses a gridded sphere to show a single station recording five earthquakes equal distance away. [0:44]
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Iris: Buildings & Bedrock: Effects of Amplification & Liquefaction
Animation explores how 3 buildings engineered equally on different bedrock will react to an earthquake. [1:25]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: 4 Station Seismograph Network; No Cartoon House Bounce
See what seismograms look like at increasing distances from the epicenter. [0:21]