USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » A Virtual Tour of the 1906 Earthquake in Google Earth:
The USGS has created a great educational resource that uses Google Earth as a tool to tell the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The site includes sections and Google Earth layers that detail the following:
- Global Geologic Setting of the 1906 Earthquake
- The San Andreas and Other Bay Area Faults
- The Northern California Earthquake, April 18, 1906
- Historic Photographs of the 1906 Earthquake
- Earthquake Hazards of The Bay Area Today
The site has links that open up in Google Earth that further explain and provide context to the details contained on the web site. Another great example of how people are using Google Earth as a platform for telling a story through geography.
Another interesting layer is the Real Time Earthquake update layer. It updates itself every 5 minutes giving you an almost instantaneous view of our active planet.
By way of Google Earth Blog...