earthquakes

Footage of some of the worst natural disasters ever captured on film.

Explains how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions result from the building up of pressure which begins far below the earth's surface.

Jack and Annie are taken to San Francisco in 1906, where they experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known.

Find out what it is like to experience a great earthquake. Using the thumb index, you can whiz through time--seconds, hours, or years--from one page to the next. It's an exciting trip! You can visit a city in Japan, then watch its buildings and bridges collapse during a quake. Tsunami waves, landslides, and fire threaten to destroy the city, but many people are rescued and the city lives on. Today, a museum commemorates the event.

The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known.

Discusses the nature of earthquakes, their causes and signs or precursors, their measurement and prediction, and what to do before, during, and after an earthquake.

Photographs and text explain the causes and effects of volcanoes and earthquakes and examine specific occurrences throughout history.

Introduces volcanoes and earthquakes and describes their effects.