ABAG Links and Recent Earthquakes

 
DID I JUST FEEL AN EARTHQUAKE?
FIND OUT USING THIS INFORMATION ON RECENT EARTHQUAKE LOCATIONS AND MAPS.
USGS San Francisco Bay Area Current Earthquake Map
USGS Southern San Francisco Bay Area Current Earthquake Map
USGS Los Angeles Area Current Earthquake Map
USGS Current Earthquake Information for Other Areas of the US and World
   
LINKS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SITES
"Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country" - a handbook developed by USGS, ABAG, the American Red Cross-Bay Area and others specifically for the Bay Area
USGS Earthquake Information (based in Menlo Park)
USGS Ask-A-Geologist Program
USGS National Center Earthquake Information
USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps - View the Bay Area in a national context
1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance - Find out about plans for the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake in 2006 starting in 2004!
Global Seismic Hazard Map - View the Bay Area in a world-wide context, produced as a demonstration project of the United Nations International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction (UN/IDNDR)
FEMA Disaster Supplies Kit
FEMA Earthquake Fact Sheet
   
LINKS TO CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT SITES
California Office of Emergency Services
California Geological Survey
California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) Seismic Retrofit Program
California Seismic Safety Commission
Community Preparedness Website Project
   
LINKS TO NONPROFIT AND UTILITY EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
American Red Cross Earthquake Safety Information
East Bay Muni. Utility Dist. Seismic Improvement Program
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Earthquake Safety Information
Link to BART Seismic Retrofit Program
Western States Seismic Policy Council Information
   
LINKS TO ENGINEERING AND UNIVERSITY EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION SITES
SAC Steel Project
UC Berkeley Seismological Library
UC Berkeley Earthquake Engineering Research Center
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Hayward Fault and Other Publications
Northern California Earthquake Data Center
Structural Engineers Association of California
   
LINKS TO SITES WITH INTERESTING PHOTOS OF THE 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE
The Museum of the City of San Francisco - 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Photographs and Exhibits
America Hurrah's Albums of Photos of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
UC Berkeley Earthquake Engineering Research Center Library - Type "San Francisco" on the Earthquake Line and Submit
USGS Information on the 1906 Earthquake
   
LINKS TO EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Information from USGS on Recent Earthquakes in Southern California
The Seismological Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Southern California Earthquake Data Center
Southern California Earthquake Scenarios
Southern California U.S. Geological Survey
Southern California Gas
Los Angeles Fire Department's Disaster Preparedness Information
Many cities offer training for neighborhood groups to prepare together for emergencies. Some of them in the Bay Area are listed below. For other areas, contact your FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Berkeley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Cupertino Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Corte Madera Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NEAT)
El Cerrito Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NEAT)
Foster City Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT)
Fremont Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Larkspur Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT)
Mt. View Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Citizens of Oakland Respond to Emergencies (CORE)
Palo Alto Neighborhood Disaster Activity (PANDA)
San Francisco Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT)
San Jose Prepared!
San Mateo Neighborhood Emergency Service Team (NEST)
San Rafael Disaster Area Response Team (DART)
Santa Clara (city) Home Emergency Assistance Team (HEAT)
Southern Marin Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Sunnyvale Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP)


ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments, is the regional planning and services agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

This page was last updated 6/26/06 by jbp