Links to Seismology Information

Seismological societies

European Seismological Commission Society for promotion of seismological studies and projects in Europe, countries bordering the Mediterranean and immediate neighbours; an area from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to the Urals and the Arctic ocean to northern Africa.
Seismological Society of America Scientific society devoted to the advancement of earthquake science.
Asian Seismological Commossion gives an excellent introduction to all elements of seismology.

IDEERS web site at Bristol University. This site has a range of educational information to which BGS is contributing.
Virtual coursework on earthquakes Online tutorial on how to calculate the epicentre and magnitude of an earthquake.
USGS education site for children gives an excellent introduction to all elements of seismology.
Geologic Hazard is an informative guide with a section containing specific articles on earthquakes.

International Seismological Centre The ultimate repository for globally recorded earthquake data. The ISC computes 'best solutions' around 2 years in arrears from agencies all over the world. The BGS UK network data is contributed to the ISC.
NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) earthquake data.
USGS NEIC EPIC database. This page allows searches by individual catalogue and area. There are several different catalogues covering varying time spans and different (sometimes overlapping) regions of the world.
GSHAP project. Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Programme web site. Provides generalised seismic hazard map of the world, with separate regional maps available.

Education

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