This investigation will help you to:

1. Identify patterns in the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes at a regional and global scale.
2. Look for relationships between two kinds of events that change the geosphere: earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
3. Make scientific inferences to predict the location of future earthquakes and volcanoes.

Near Real-Time Current World Earthquakes Data
United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center

Find data on earthquakes that happen today all over the world.

15 Largest Earthquakes in the US
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

There are two lists on this page: the top 15 earthquakes in the United States and the top 15 earthquakes in the contiguous United States. The reason for the lists is that eleven of the fifteen happened either in Alaska or Hawaii.

Unusual Events of March-April 1868
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Learn about the largest earthquake ever to hit the Hawaiian Islands.

A Chronicle of Important Historical Earthquakes
University of Arizona

This site contains chronicles of historic earthquakes that significantly changed the way scientists viewed the earth and earthquakes. Each event is unique in how it helped us better understand our world.

• The 1887 Sonoran Earthquake
• The 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake
• The 1976 Tangshan China Earthquake
• The 1985 Mexico City Earthquake

History of Big Earthquakes
FEMA

Find out about five major earthquake events in California from 1906 to 1994.

Historic Earthquakes
About.com

This page offers a centralized list of the worst earthquakes both in the US and around the world.