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Earthquake Information for the Middle East, Asia and Australia

Quake-related information--maps, reports, advice--for the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
Australian Earthquake Information
A collection of links, maps and reports from Geoscience Australia.
Australian Earthquake News
The commercial Seismology Research Centre in Melbourne hosts this page with maps of current quakes and a long list of previous ones below.
Earthquake Maps of Queensland and Australia
The University of Queensland presents a thorough treatment of earthquakes in this continent, not just maps.
Japan: Earthquake Research Institute
This division of the University of Tokyo is one of the few English-language quake information Web sites in Japan. Only recent reports, no real-time or background information.
Seismology in Israel
Click on the "last felt" button for a lively map and statistics for the most recent quake, from the Geophysical Institute of Israel.
New Zealand Earthquakes
Lots of information here from the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, which operates a seismic observatory.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology
Current quakes, historic seismicity maps, and a few research papers share the stage with volcano resources on the agency's home page. (Under reconstruction as of late February 2004.)
Seismic Zonation Maps of Turkey
Click on the big map, from the Earthquake Research Department, to see detail maps for major cities (in Turkish).
Reports on Turkish Seismicity
The Earthquake Research Department has a few English-language reports on the tectonic setting of Turkey and recent earthquakes there.

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