The Great Tohoku, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami: Facts, Engineering, News & Maps
A M 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan's most populous island near Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC (roughly 231 miles Northeast of Tokyo), registering as the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan on record. The earthquake occurred as a result of thrust plate faulting on or near the subduction zone interface plate boundaries between the Pacific and North American plates. The earthquake had been preceded by a series of large foreshocks over the previous two days, beginning on March 9th with an M 7.2 event approximately 25 miles from the March 11 earthquake, and continuing with three earthquakes greater than M 6 on the same day.1
The earthquake churned up a devastating tsunami that swept over cities and farmland along the northern part of Japan and threatened coastal areas throughout the Pacific. Walls of water whisked away houses and cars as terrified residents fled the coast. A ship carrying more than 100 people was reportedly swept away by the tsunami.2
The earthquake has killed at least 15,690 people, although the death toll is expected to rise. A tsunami warning was extended across the Pacific to North and South America. The Red Cross warned that the tsunami waves could be higher than some Pacific islands. A passenger train with an unknown number of people aboard was missing in one coastal area.3
Contents
- One Year Later
- Earthquake & Tsunami Facts
- Structural Engineering News
- Disaster Resiliency News
- Latest News & Photos
- Special Reports, Videos & Blogs
- Maps, Aerial Imagery, Remote Sensing & GIS
- Aid & Disaster/Emergency Management
- Background Information & Resources on Japan
- Japanese Disaster, Engineering, and Research Institutes
- MCEER Publications
- Disaster Education Resources
- Quakeline® Literature Searches
One Year Later
- (3-21-12) – Proceedings from the International Symposium on Engineering Lessons Learned from the Giant Earthquake: One Year after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
- (3-12-12) – New York Times: An Anniversary of 'Heartbreaking Grief' in Japan
- (3-12-12) – Wall Street Journal: An Altered Japan Marks a Year After Quake
- (3-12-12) – BBC: Japan Marks Quake and Tsunami Anniversary
- (3-12-12) – Fox News: Japan Marks Year Since Tsunami, Earthquake Disasters
- (3-9-12) – Architectural Record: Japan Post Disaster
- (3-8-12) – Boston Herald: 1 Year After Quake, 20% of Affected Businesses Closed
- (3-8-12) – Telegraph (UK): A Whole Year Wasted Since Tsunami Disaster, Says Japan Red Cross
- (2-29-12) – NPR: One Year Later, 'Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
Earthquake & Tsunami Facts
- M 9.0 Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of Honshu, Japan 03/11/11 USGS report
- M 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of Honshu, Japan 04/07/11 USGS report
- M 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan 04/11/11 USGS report
- 15,853 Casualties BBC
- 6,023 Injured BBC
- 475,000 Evacuated Reuters
- 3,282 Confirmed Missing BBC
- Reconstruction Could Take Five Years BBC
- 25 Million Tons of Debris BBC
- Damage to Buildings: 10.4 Trillion Yen BBC
- Damage to Infrastructure: 2.2 Trillion Yen BBC
- Damage to Utilities: 1.3 Trillion Yen BBC
Structural Engineering News
- (12-10-12) – Japan Daily Press: 12 More Tunnels in Japan Identified as Similar to Deadly Collapse
- (3-13-12) – NPR: Rethinking, Not Just Rebuilding, Japan's Northeast
- (12-5-11) – Bloomberg: Tepco Says Critical Units of Fukushima Reactors Withstood Earthquake
- (7-20-11) – New York Times: After Quake, Japanese Choose Peace of Mind Over Great View
- (6-21-11) – Businessweek: Japan's Quake-Proof Building Makers Prepare for a Bigger Shock
- (6-16-11) – Seattle Times: Japan Takes Earthquakes More Seriously than U.S.
- (5-24-11) – Wall Street Journal: Why One Remained Standing
- (4-29-11) – PEER: Observations from the Tsunami Field Investigation Team
- (4-19-11) – MSNBC: Japan Quake Caused Unusually Severe Soil Collapse
- (4-14-11) – Wall Street Journal: Quake Bogs Down a Tokyo Subway
- (4-12-11) – PEER: PEER Coordinates Researchers Traveling to Japan to Investigate
- (4-7-11) – NPR: In Japan, Shaken Soil Turned Soft After Quake
- (4-5-11) – USA Today: Should Rural Towns in Japan be Rebuilt?
- (4-1-11) – The Australian: No Way to Halt Tsunami as Rethink Urged on Return
- (3-25-11) – New York Times: Extent of Damage to Japan's Infrastructure Still Unclear
- (3-24-11) – Bloomberg: Tokyo Disneyland's Parking Lot Shows Risk of Reclaimed Land
- (3-24-11) – New York Times: Japan Extended Reactor's Life, Despite Warning
- (3-24-11) – Washington Post: Japanese Nucler Plant's Safety Analysts Brushed off Risk of Tsunami
- (3-23-11) – MIT Technology Review: How to Rebuild Japan
- (3-14-11) – Public Radio International: Japan's Earthquake-Resistant Buildings
- (3-14-11) – Australian Broadcast Corporation: Building Codes Spared Tokyo from Wider Destruction
- (3-12-11) – Washington Post: Japan a Leader in Engineering Earthquake-Proof Structures
- (3-12-11) – CBS: Tough Japanese Building Codes Worked
- (3-11-11) – New York Times: Japan's Strict Building Codes Saved Lives
- (3-11-11) – UB News Center: UB Scientists and Earthquake Engineers to Discuss Huge Japanese Quake
Disaster Resiliency News
- (3-27-12) – Wall Street Journal: Noda Says Nuclear Crisis Caught Japan Off-guard
- (2-23-12) – Businessweek: Japan Planned Review of Tsunami Risk, But Too Late
- (2-14-12) – Daily Mail: Stricken Fukushima Plant at Dire Risk of Massive New Earthquake
- (2-14-12) – CNN: False Thermometer May Be Behind High Readings
- (2-7-12) – Washington Post: Messages Show Conflict Within NRC after Japan Earthquake
- (12-27-11) – Los Angeles Times: Japan, Utility at Fault for Response to Nuclear Disaster
- (9-16-11) – Wall Street Journal: Big Japan Quakes Still a Risk
- (8-19-11) – LA Times: Former Envoy Tells of U.S. Worries Over Japan's Quake Response
- (7-18-11) – Computerworld: How Japan's Data Centers Survived the Earthquake
- (7-5-11) – NPR: What Went Wrong in Fukushima: The Human Factor
- (6-28-11) – Australian Broadcast Company: Tsunami Plan Misjudged Threat to Nuke Plant
- (6-22-11) – Reuters: Mori Building Says Japan Should Redevelop Tokyo
- (6-20-11) – Wall Street Journal: Tokyo Faulted for Crisis Readiness
- (6-1-11) – LA Times: Japan Miscalculated Tsunami Threat, According to IAEA Reports
- (5-27-11) – Salon: Fukushima's Tsunami Plan Was a Single Page
- (4-15-11) – LA Times: To Japan Quake Survivors, Temporary Homes Feel Like Heaven
- (4-13-11) – Nature: Shake-Up Time for Japanese Seismology
- (4-11-11) – BBC: Fukushima Power Plant: What Needs to be Done
- (4-1-11) – New York Times: In Japan, Seawall Offered a False Sense of Security
- (3-30-11) – Reuters: Japan Engineers Knew Tsunami Could Overrun Plant
- (3-29-11) – LA Times: Japan Rethinks Tsunami Safety
- (3-28-11) – New York Times: Quake Area Residents Turn to Old Means of Communication to Keep Informed
- (3-28-11) – Wall Street Journal: Nuclear Regulator Tied to Industry
- (3-28-11) – New York Times: Japanese Rules for Nuclear Plants Relied on Old Science
- (3-25-11) – RIT News: RIT Researchers Help Map Tsunami and Earthquake Damage in Japan
- (3-18-11) – Time: Japan's Earthquake Warning System Explained
- (3-18-11) – Washington Post: Scientists Ponder the Unparalleled Dangers of Unlikely Disasters
- (3-18-11) – LA Times: Japanese Official Admits Disaster Response Was Lacking
- (3-17-11) – BBC: Infrastructure Damage will Delay Recovery
- (3-17-11) – UB Reporter: Tsunami Will Change How and Where Future Nuclear Power Plants are Built
- (3-15-11) – UB News: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Ceated a 'Cascading Event'
- (3-15-11) – New York Times: Japan Confronts Multiple Crises as Death Toll Climbs
- (3-14-11) – Huffington Post: Learning from Japan's Catastrophe
- (3-14-11) – NPR: Japanese Preparedness Likely Saved Thousands of Lives
- (3-14-11) – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: In Quake Preparedness, Japan Called 'Remarkable'
- (3-14-11) – PBS Newshour: Did Preparations Work?
- (3-12-11) – Time: How Japan Became a Leader in Disaster Preparation
- (3-12-11) – The Globe and Mail: Japan's Response to Quake Offers Lessons to the World
- (3-12-11) – Toronto Star: Thousands of Lives Likely Spared by Japanese Preparation
- (3-12-11) – BBC: Japan: A Fragile Country at the Mercy of Nature
- (3-12-11) – LA Times: Japan Quake Preparedness No Match for 8.9
- (3-12-11) – New York Times: Limits of Safeguards and Human Foresight
- (3-11-11) – BBC: How Japan Tackles Its Quake Challenge
- (3-11-11) – BBC: Can You Tsunami-Proof a Country?
Latest News & Photos
- (3-8-12) – Nature: Japan's Post-Fukushima Earthquake Health Woes Go Beyond Radiation
- (3-1-12) – Waste Management World: Japan's Rubble Economy
- (2-28-12) – Seattle Times: Scientists Discuss Latest Tsunami Debris Forecast
- (2-28-12) – MSNBC: Probe Finds Japan Withheld Risks of Nuke Disaster
- (2-24-12) – Washington Post: Japan Grows Uneasy About Earthquake Forecasts
- (1-26-12) – Washington Post: Japan Can't Agree on the Future of Nuclear Power
- (1-25-12) – LA Times: Japanese School Takes Blame for Tsunami Deaths of 74 Students
- (12-6-11) – CNN: Tsunami That Struck Japan in March Resulted From Merging Waves
- (12-5-11) – LA Times: Radioactive Water Found Leaking From Japanese Nuclear Plant
- (11-22-11) – Bloomberg: Seismologist Says Japan Still Underestimates Threat to Reactors
- (11-4-11) – Los Angeles Times: Japan Offers Public Bailout to Help Fix Stricken Nuclear Reactor
- (11-3-11) – Telegraph (UK): Japan Considers Building Back-Up Capital in Case of Emergency
- (10-12-11) – Bloomberg: Remaking Japan Requires Breaking Rules with Plan for Ground Zero
- (10-10-11) – UPI: 5.7 Magnitude Shakes Fukushima
- (10-10-11) – BBC: Japan Extends its Post-Quake Loan Scheme by Six Months
- (10-7-11) – Christian Science Monitor: Japan's Earthquake Actually Altered Earth's Gravity
- (9-13-11) – NPR: In Northern Japan, Residents Face a New Reality
- (9-12-11) – Toronto Star: Japan Marks Six Months Since Deadly Quake, Tsunami
- (9-12-11) – BBC: Japan Earthquake: Images of Then and Now
- (9-1-11) – Telegraph (UK): Japan Holds Annual Earthquake Drill, First Since March Disaster
- (8-30-11) – Telegraph (UK): Japan Earthquake 'Increases Likelihood of Tokyo Disaster'
- (8-19-11) – Washington Post: 6.5 Quake Hits Northeastern Japan
- (8-18-11) – Wall Street Journal: Japan Tests Show Low Exposure in Kids
- (8-17-11) – The Independent: Explosive Truth Behind Fukushima's Meltdown
- (8-17-11) – Telegraph (UK): Operators of Fukushima 'Were Warned About Failings'
- (8-12-11) – The Guardian: 'We Had No Idea How Much Worse It Would Get'
- (8-12-11) – Japan Times: 87,000 Still in Limbo Five Months After Quake
- (8-9-11) – BBC: Fukushima Alert Eased
- (8-8-11) – Asia-Pacific Journal: What Happened at Fukushima?
- (7-21-11) – Reuters: Japan Plans Additional $165 Billion for Reconstruction
- (7-12-11) – Telegraph (UK): Google Streetview Captures Japanese Earthquake
- (7-7-11) – Christian Science Monitor: Japan's Tsunami Recovery Stalls
- (6-23-11) – Christian Science Monitor: Magnitude 6.7 Aftershock Rocks Honshu
- (6-23-11) – Wall Street Journal: Debris Blocks Japan Recovery Aims
- (5-26-11) – Wall Street Journal: Utility Sees Possible Quake Role in Plant Damage
- (5-20-11) – BBC: Instruments Saw Japan Quake Lurch
- (5-4-11) – Christian Science Monitor: Fukushima Prepares for Cold Shutdown
- (4-12-11) – NPR: Cleaning Up Fukushima: A Challenge to the Core
- (4-12-11) – BBC: Nuclear Crisis Raised to Chernobyl Level
- (4-11-11) – Washington Post: Strain from Japan Earthquake May Lead to More Seismic Trouble
- (4-8-11) – BBC: Powerful Aftershock Leaves Three Dead
- (4-8-11) – LA Times: Japan Nuclear Crisis Ebbing, U.S. Experts Say
- (4-7-11) – LA Times: Cleaning Up Japan's Radioactive Water Could Take Decades
- (4-7-11) – New York Times: Search is Under Way for Bodies in Japan's Evacuation Zone
- (4-5-11) – LA Times: Shelter is Barely a Refuge for Japanese Survivors
- (4-4-11) – New York Times: Japan to Release Low-Level Radioactive Water Into Ocean
- (4-1-11) – New York Times: U.S. Aids Japan in Final Sweep for Quake Victims
- (3-30-11) – BBC: Japan to Scrap Stricken Nuclear Reactors
- (3-29-11) – NPR: Japan On 'Maximum Alert' Over Nuclear Crisis
- (3-28-11) – New York Times: Japan Fears Nuclear Reactor is Leaking Contaminated Water
- (3-25-11) – New York Times: Japan Quietly Evacuating a Wider Radius From Reactors
- (3-23-11) – Christian Science Monitor: Japan Earthquake Leaves Ghost Towns in its Wake
- (3-23-11) – LA Times: Tokyo Tap Water Not Safe for Infants, Officials Warn
- (3-22-11) – New York Times: Blindsided by Ferocity Unleashed by a Fault
- (3-22-11) – BBC: Chance of a 'Big One' in Tokyo?
- (3-18-11) – Christian Science Monitor: Nuclear Agency Joins France in Raising Danger Assessment
- (3-18-11) – LA Times: U.S. Nuclear Officials Suspect Japanese Plant has a Dire Breach
- (3-17-11) – Christian Science Monitor: Astronauts Observe Japan's Tsunami Aftermath from Space
- (3-16-11) – BBC: Japan Tsunami 'Could be 1,000-year Event'
- (3-16-11) – LA Times: Aftershocks Prompt Fear of a Major Quake near Tokyo
- (3-16-11) – New York Times: 2nd Reactor May Have Ruptured With Radioactive Release
- (3-15-11) – Reuters: Japan Braces for Potential Radiation Catastrophe
- (3-15-11) – The Guardian: Humanitarian Relief Effort Struggles
- (3-15-11) – LA Times: Japan Jolted by New Earthquakes
- (3-15-11) – New York Times: Reactor Design in Japan has long been Questioned
- (3-15-11) – BBC: Radiation Fears After Japan Blast
- (3-15-11) – New York Times: Workers Strain to Retake Control After Blast and Fire at Japan Plant
- (3-14-11) – The Guardian: Japanese Death Toll to Far Exceed 10,000
- (3-14-11) – NPR: Millions of Stricken Japanese Lack Water, Food, Heat
- (3-14-11) – BBC: Meltdown Alert at Japan Reactor
- (3-14-11) – New York Times: In Tsunami's Wake, Much Searching but Few are Rescued
- (3-12-11) – LA Times: Japan Plagued by Aftershocks - 27 of them Magnitude 6 or Greater
- (3-12-11) – NPR: Rescuers Scramble as Japan Tries to Cool Reactor
- (3-12-11) – Christian Science Monitor: What Unleashed Japan's Massive 8.9 Earthquake?
- (3-12-11) – Christian Science Monitor: Japan Scrambles to Coordinate Earthquake Rescue and Relief Information
- (3-12-11) – LA Times: Japan's Fears Mount with Nuclear Plant Blast
- (3-12-11) – New York Times: Japan Pushes to Rescue Survivors as Quake Toll Rises
- (3-12-11) – New York Times: Radiation Leaks Said to Recede After Blast at Japan
- (3-11-11) – LA Times: Death Toll Rises to 1,000, Reports Say
- (3-11-11) – New York Times: Away from Japan, Tsunami's Effect is Diffuse
- (3-11-11) – Washington Post: Eleven Nuclear Reactors Shut Down
- (3-11-11) – The Australian: Powerful Tsunami hits Japan after Massive 8.9 earthquake
- (3-11-11) – BBC: Tsunami Hits Japan After Massive Quake
- (3-11-11) – New York Times: Huge Quake and Tsunami Hit Japan
- (3-11-11) – BBC: Earthquake and Tsunami Video
- (3-11-11) – BBC: Why So Big?
- (3-11-11) – LA Times: 8.9 Quake Kills Hundreds in Japan
- (3-11-11) – LA Times: Size of Japan's Quake Surprises Seismologists
- (3-11-11) – LA Times: Tsunami Warning Issued for Northern and Central California and Oregon
- (3-11-11) – LA Times: Tsunami Waves Hitting Hawaii Not Unusually High
- (3-11-11) – Washington Post: Japan Quake Kills Hundreds; Hawaii, U.S. West Coast Brace for Tsunami
- (3-11-11) – NPR: Hundreds Dead as Quake, Tsunami Rake Japan
- (3-11-11) – Fox News: What Causes the Deadly Waves?
- (3-11-11) – Time: Japan Rocked by Magnitude 8.9 Quake
Special Reports, Videos & Blogs
- (7-3-12) – EEFIT: The Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami of 11th March 2011
- (3-9-12) – Architectural Record: Building Social Change – Rebuilding Japan
- (12-21-11) – Google: Japan: Before and After the Earthquake and Tsunami
- (11-14-11) – New York Times: Walk Through Earthquake Rubble Online
- (9-9-11) – EERI: Geotechnical Effects of the Tohoku, Japan Earthquake
- (9-2-11) – EERI: Japan Tsunami Video
- (8-9-11) – Institution of Structural Engineers: Field Mission Findings from Japan Earthquake
- (6-14-11) – Washington Post: A Comparative Look at Japan's Topography
- (5-24-11) – Science: Three Research Papers on the Tohoku-Oki Earthquake
- (4-29-11) – PEER: Preliminary Briefing on Japan's Tohoku Earthquake
- (3-28-11) – U.S.NRC: FAQ's Related to the March 11, 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
- (3-24-11) – New York Times: Japan - Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis (2011)
- (3-22-11) – USGS: Poster of the Great Tohoku Earthquake
- (3-22-11) – Tohoku University: Quick Report on Earthquake Damage on Buildings
- (3-22-11) – Architectural Institute of Japan: Quick Reconnaissance Report of East Japan Disaster
- (3-15-11) – Japan Meteorological Agency: First Report
- (3-15-11) – LA Times: The Science of Tsunamis
- (3-15-11) – Washington Post: Japan and the Next Big One
- (3-14-11) – YouTube: UB International Community Reacts to Japanese Quake
- (3-14-11) – YouTube: UB Scientists and Earthquake Engineers Discuss Japanese Quake
- (3-12-11) – EERI: Honshu, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Clearinghouse
- (3-12-11) – WIVB: UB Scientists to Assess Damage in Japan
- (3-12-11) – WBFO: UB Earthquake Researchers Sort Through Japan Quake Data
- (3-12-11) – Buffalo News: UB Community Reacts to Japan Quake
- (3-12-11) – New York Times: Updates and Video of Japanese Earthquake's Aftermath
- (3-11-11) – MCEER: Reconnaissance - South Asia Earthquake & Tsunami 2005
- (3-11-11) – NOAA Center for Tsunami Research: Tsunami Event Page
- (3-11-11) – CNN: Crisis Expert Explains the Earthquake in Japan
- (3-11-11) – CNN: Preparing for the 'Great' Quake
- (3-11-11) – Globe and Mail: Expert Explains Science Behind Earthquakes and Tsunamis
- (3-11-11) – New York Times: Video of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
- (3-11-11) – Christian Science Monitor: How Japan Learns from its Earthquakes and Tsunamis
- (3-11-11) – CNN: How a Tsunami Can Strike Within Minutes
Maps, Aerial Imagery, Remote Sensing & GIS
- NASA Earth Observatory: Antarctic Icebergs Chipped Off by Tsunami
- IISEE: Tsunami Simulation
- UN-SPIDER: Space-Based Information for Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
- NOAA: Tsunami Wave Height Model
- International Tsunami Information Center: Tsunami Energy Map
- Australian Broadcast Corporation: Before and After Aerial Photos
- Harvard: Preliminary Rupture Modelling
- New York Times: Before and After Satellite Photos
- BBC: Before and After Photos
- USGS: Community Internet Intensity Map
- USGS: ShakeMap
- USGS: Pager Earthquake Impact
- USGS: Historical Seismicity
- USGS: Seismic Hazard Map
- USGS: Earthquake Density Maps
- BBC: Tsunami Wave Map
- NOAA Center for Tsunami Research: Tsunami Propagation Animation
- NOAA Center for Tsunami Research: Maximum Wave Amplitude
- New York Times: Damage Map
Aid & Disaster/Emergency Management
Background Information & Resources on Japan
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: A New Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for Greater Tokyo (2006)
- MCEER: Preliminary Reports from the Hyogo-ken Nambu Earthquake of January 17, 1995
- Telegraph (UK): Japan's 'Tsunami Coast'
- MCEER: Major Japanese Earthquakes of the 20th Century
- USGS: Japan Earthquake Information
- NOAA: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
- World Factbook: Japan
- World Health Organization: Japan
- BBC: Country Profile: Japan
- MCEER: Tsunami Web Resources
Japanese Disaster, Engineering, and Research Institutes
- Asian Disaster Reduction Center
- Center for Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Department of Civil Engineering, Waseda University
- Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
- Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
MCEER Publications
Additional details and purchasing information for each of these 16 technical reports is available at the MCEER Publications Catalog.
- The Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of January 17, 1995: Performance of Lifelines
- NCEER–95–0015
- Proceedings of the US–Japan Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Design of Lifeline Facilities and Countermeasures Against Liquefaction
- NCEER–89–0032
- NCEER–91–0001
- NCEER–92–0019
- NCEER–94–0026
- NCEER–96–0012
- MCEER–99–0019
- MCEER–03–0003
- Proceedings of the International Workshop Series on Remote Sensing: A Compilation of Materials from Workshops held in 2003 (California), 2004 (California) and 2005 (Japan)
- MCEER–05–SP03
- Hokkaido Nansei-oki, Japan Earthquake of July 12, 1993
- NCEER–93–0023
- Case Studies of Liquefaction and Lifeline Performance During Past Earthquakes, Volume 1, Japanese Case Studies
- NCEER–92–0001
- Proceedings from the US–Japan Workshop on Earthquake Protective Systems for Bridges
- NCEER–92–0004
- NCEER–94–0009
- Proceedings of the US-Japan Joint Seminar on Civil Infrastructure Systems Research
- MCEER–98–0017
- Urban Disaster Recovery: A Framework and Simulation Model
- MCEER–03–0005
- MCEER Response to Post-Tsunami Urban Damage Survey in Thailand, Using the VIEWS Reconnaissance System
- MCEER–05–SP01
Disaster Education Resources
- MCEER: Create Your Own Tsunami
- MCEER: Earthquake Education Resources
- MCEER: Natural Disaster Lesson Plans & Activities
- MCEER: How Earthquakes Affect Buildings
- MCEER: Advanced Earthquake Resistant Design Techniques
- MCEER: Designing Structures to Perform Well During an Earthquake
- MCEER: Connecte2d Teaching: Extreme Event Design
- MCEER: Frequently Asked Questions
- MCEER: Soils & Earthquakes
- MCEER: Building a Shake Table
- IOC / UNESCO: Tsunami Teacher
- IRIS: Teachable Moments - Honshu Earthquake & Tsunami
- State of Oregon: Oregon Tsunami Resources for Kids & Teachers
- USGS: Educational Slide Set for the Tohoku, Japan Earthquake