Earthquakes

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

www.eeri.org/lfe/usa_centralcalifornia.htmlThe Earthquake Engineering Research Institute has posted a preliminary report on the September 28, 2004, earthquake in Parkfield, California, along with links to other sites with related data.

US Geological Survey

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/uspyal.htmA preliminary US Geological Survey report on the magnitude 6.6 earthquake near the west coast of Honshu, Japan, on October 23, 2004, is available here along with links to additional related information.

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation

www.earth.northwestern.edu/people/seth/Texts/lunch.pdfThis article from an Observer reader advocates the need for seismologists to view earthquake hazard mitigation issues as involving policy and economic issues as well as scientific ones and suggests some approaches.