Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Japan's Earthquakes & Tectonic Setting
This animation addresses regional and local tectonics, earthquake occurrences and historic earthquakes, crustal fault earthquakes (Kobe, 1995), megathrust earthquakes (Tohoku-Oki, 2011), and tsunamis. [10:04]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Continental Collision: India Asia
This animation shows a cut-globe view of the continental collision between India and Eurasia from 60 million years ago to the present. [0:06]
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Earth Videos: What Is an Earthquake?
Narrated animation explaining the forces inside the Earth that can lead to earthquakes. (Length: 1 min. 39 sec.)
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Fault: Left Lateral Strike Slip Fault With No Friction
Animation demonstrates left-lateral fault strike-slip fault with little or no friction along fault contact. [9]