USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » 1906 Ground Motion Simulations
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » 1906 Ground Motion Simulations
Some really interesting simulation videos.
To better understand the distribution of shaking and damage that accompanied the great 1906 earthquake, seismologists have constructed new computer models to recreate the ground motions. The simulations show how ground moved on the two sides of the San Andreas fault and how seismic waves radiated away from the fault to produce the shaking. The earthquake, which began 2 miles offshore from the City of San Francisco, ultimately grew to cause shaking and damage along more than 300 miles of the San Andreas Fault.
A great visual way to get students interested in earthquakes or the 1906 San Francisco earthquake for history.
1906 California earthquake History San Francisco science