For my e-Portfolio project, I chose to research seismic activity. Not only research, but learn about it. I wanted to go out into our community and find local resources to go to for information. I found two amazing places! First, the Browning Building on the University of Utah campus. Second, the Natural History Museum (also at the University).

First stop was the Browning Building where they had a seismometer- which measures motion of the ground- in the room along with a huge display of seismographs.

 Besides Seismographs there is a Shake Cast Screen and Earthquake Data for the West.

Produced after an earthquake. Shows a “Shake Map” which gives information about quake. Blue to red. Blue = Not Felt, no damage, intensity of 1. Red = Extreme Shaking, very heavy damage, intensity of 10+.

There is a seismograph area right before you get to the Dinosaur fossils that lets you jump and see the seismograph of that shaking of the ground you created. Also, there is a station where you build a building and see the effects of an earthquake on it. Click on the videos to the right to start them.

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