Significant Earthquakes 2001-2011 Open

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Causes, casualties, and miscellaneous facts about the 14 most-significant earthquakes of that decade. This Flash rollover reveals facts about each of the earthquakes.

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Keypoints:

Rolling over the red-circled numbers reveals the

  • Location
  • Magnitude
  • Date
  • Casualties
  • Tectonics (causes)
  • Miscellaneous facts about the earthquake

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A beautiful map of the latest earthquakes in near-real time. The map also provides links to related resources, news, and connections to 3D maps.
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The IRIS Earthquake Browser (IEB) is an interactive tool for exploring millions of seismic event epicenters (normally earthquakes) on a map of the world. Selections of up to 5000 events can also be viewed in 3D and freely rotated with the 3D Viewer companion tool. 

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Keep tabs on current seismicity with IRIS's Seismic Monitor. This fact sheet provides an introduction to an interactive display of global seismicity that allows users to monitor earthquakes in near real-time, view records of ground motion, learn about earthquakes, and visit seismic stations around the world.
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Earth is an active place and earthquakes are always happening somewhere. In fact, the National Earthquake Information Center locates about 12,000-14,000 earthquakes each year! This fact sheet illustrates information on the frequency of earthquakes of various magnitudes, along with details on the effects of earthquakes and the equivalent energy release.

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