Significant Earthquake Database From the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
From the NOAA’s National Geophysical Data Center Web Site:
The Significant Earthquake Database contains information on destructive earthquakes from 2150 B.C. to the present that meet at least one of the following criteria: Moderate damage (approximately $1 million or more), 10 or more deaths, Magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity X or greater, or the earthquake generated a tsunami.
Direct to Additional Info and Database
The NGDC also provides online search access to a number of other earthquake data files and tools to output the data including as a KML file.
Three Search Options: Global, Rectangular Area or Circular Area.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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