Strong-Motion Monitoring in Urban Earthquake-Prone Areas

• ShakeCast USGS Fact Sheet
• PAGER—Rapid Assessment of an Earthquake’s Impact USGS Fact Sheet
• ANSS–Reducing the Devastating Effects of Earthquakes 2003 USGS Fact Sheet–describes, among other things, the use of strong-motion measurements in reducing future earthquake losses
• Monitoring Earthquake Shaking in Buildings to Reduce Loss of Life and Property 2003 USGS Fact Sheet–describes national efforts to acquire critically needed strong-motion measurements in earthquake-prone urban areas
• The Urban Evolution of U. S. Earthquake Monitoring October 2002 article in Geotimes with historical perspective and modern importance of urban strong-motion monitoring
• Earthquake Shaking–Finding the “Hot Spots” 2001 USGS Fact Sheet–describes how local geological conditions affect the shaking experienced in an earthquake