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Natural Resources Canada   Earthquakes Canada provides information on earthquake research, recent earthquakes, and earthquake links.     Building Codes The Canadian Building Digest web site briefly discusses how to build structures to be more earthquake resistant and reviews areas of risk within Canada.     The Atlas of Canada The Major Canadian Earthquakes section of this site provides information on earthquakes in Canada and allows you to zoom in to get a closer look at the earthquakes at any Canadian location. It also provides links to a list of the more devastating Canadian earthquakes.     Research Polaris is web site dedicated to the research of a group of Canadians on the structure of the Earth and the prediction of earthquakes.     Geological Survey of Canada The Geological Survey of Canada keeps a fantastic web site full of interesting information, resources, maps, and much more.     United States Geological Survey The USGS maintains two extremely useful sites containing a great deal of information about current and historical earthquakes. They can be found at: USGS National Earthquake Information Center USGS Earthquake Hazards Program     National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE) Additional information about earthquake engineering - as well as a treasure trove of wonderful historical earthquake images - is contained on this site maintained by the NISEE at the University of California, Berkeley.     1906 San Francisco Earthquake Additional information on the 1906 earthquake that nearly destroyed San Francisco can be found at this site.     General Earthquake Information General information on earthquakes, as well as some animations showing how quakes work that are maintained by the University of California at Santa Barbara.     Illustrated Earthquake Glossary A glossary of earthquake terms with an illustration for each term.     Earthquake Preparedness For additional information on how to be prepared for an earthquake, visit the Natural Resources Canada Earthquake Preparedness site. |