Pompeii, Italy, the site of an eruption and earthquake that gave little warning.
You may think you’re on solid ground because you live in an area that’s never been hit by an earthquake, but think again. Earthquakes happen anywhere, quite suddenly and without warning and take an otherwise stable neighborhood by violent surprise. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is taking note, doing research, and keeping the public informed about earthquake activity around the world, making it easy for anyone to check for earthquake information and to be prepared for any possibility.
Instructions
1. Log on to the United States Geological Survey website. Subscribe to the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Earthquake Notification Service (ENS) to receive alerts when an earthquake occurs in your area. Create an account, choose your options, and receive email or text messages instantly.
2. Click on the "Earthquakes" link in the upper left corner of the USGS website to learn about recent earthquakes in the past eight to 30 days in real time. See a color-coded map of the world with date, time, hours, seconds, latitude, longitude, depth and magnitude for all recent earthquakes that happened all over the world.
3. Access information on earthquakes in real time in the United States and around the world for the past hour, day or week by clicking on the "Earthquake" link, then hitting "present," and choosing which real time part of the world you're interested in. See maps and graphs indicating location and seismic activity levels.
4. Search for earthquakes under the "Earthquake" link. Select global, rectangular or circular area depending on your interest. Choose output file type and which database you're interested in. Type the parameters in the blank fields and then hit submit. View the results on the next page. See also facts, statistics, and number of earthquakes from 2000 to the present by clicking on the link "how many earthquakes" at the bottom of the page.
5. Report an earthquake in your area by clicking on "Did you feel it?" on the USGS website under "Earthquakes" and "Present." Hit the orange bar that says "report unknown event." Enter the location where you felt the earth shake and click submit.
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