Explore these factors by creating your own earthquakes below! Drag the yellow slider below to try different values for fault length, depth, offset and rigidity.

Earthquake SimulatorDownload our apps here:English / English (United States)

magnitude energy minor2

Explore plate tectonics with interactive 3D models, experiments, and simulations to understand Earth's dynamic processes and features.

Seismologists use the time difference between P-wave and S-wave arrivals to determine the distance to an earthquake epicenter. This method relies on the fact that P-waves travel faster …

Aug 5, 2000 · Download NGSS-aligned investigation for middle school students. Plate boundaries that are uncertain are drawn more transparently. Links: Interactive Earth has been developing …

This playful, interactive simulation uses shockwaves and tin-can towns to introduce players to how scientists study earthquakes! Players learn about topics like S and P waves, epicenters, and …

Experience up-to-date earthquakes in your browser with Earthquake Simulator Pro. Using it is very simple: Explore the map below and simulate an earthquake by double-clicking its marker.

Drag to shake and watch the chaos unfold!

In this virtual investigation you will study simulated earthquakes from different locations in the world. After an earthquake occurs, you will gather information from three seismograms. Using …