ShakeMovies

SCEC researchers have produced several types of earthquake and ground motion movies and animations. SCEC Visualization Groups include SDSC, PSC, ISI, USC, and SCEC Interns. Earthquake Animations created by SCEC researchers include:

Examples of SCEC Earthquake Animations

Thumbnail	Animation Number	Animation Short Name	Animation Description	Image Credit
Fig 1: Puente Hills Earthquake Animation Movie (Credit: Robert Graves)	Animation_1	Puente Hills Wave Propagation Simulation	Animation showing the propagation of ground motions across the Los Angeles Basin.	Robert Graves (USGS), Amit Chourasia Steve Cutchin (SDSC)
Fig 2: M8 Wave Propagation Map View Movie (Credit: Amit Chourasia)	Animation_2	M8 Map View	Animation showing the M8 California earthquake rupture in a map view format.	Amit Chourasia Steve Cutchin Yifeng Cui (SDSC), Kim Olsen (SDSU)
Fig 3: M8 Velocity Mag as Height Field (Credit: Amit Chourasia)	Animation_3	M8 Perspective	Animation showing the north to south M8 California earthquake rupture, with a perspective above the fault. The amplitude of the ground motion is shown as exaggerated topography. The animation shows a seismic shock waves is formed at the rupture front, and a strong stopping pulse as the rupture ends south of the Salton Sea.	Amit Chourasia Steve Cutchin Yifeng Cui (SDSC), Kim Olsen (SDSU)
Fig 4: ShakeOut Simulation (Credit: Rob Graves, Geoff Ely)	Animation_4	Shakeout Map View	ShakeOut earthquake animation showing ground motions in a map view.	Robert Graves (USGS), Geoff Ely Amit Chourasia Yifeng Cui (SDSC), Philip Maechling (SCEC)
Fig 5: ShakeOut Earthquake from Long Beach (Credit: Brad Aagaard, Amit Chourasia)	Animation_5	Shakeout_Long_Beach_Perspective	ShakeOut earthquake animation showing ground motions from the perspective of a site in Long Beach California. The animation shows the ground motions approaching from the south, then long lasting long period motions throughout the city.	Brad Aagaard (USGS), Amit Chourasia Steve Cutchin (SDSC), Mark Benthien (SCEC)
Fig 6: 18 Story Steel Frame Building Response to M8 Ground Motions (Credit: Swami Krishnan)	Animation_6	Building Response Animation (M8 at Northridge)	Animation of response of a 18 story steel frame building to M8 ground motions in Northridge California.	Swaminathan Krishnan (Caltech), Sandarsh Kumar, Philip Maechling (SCEC)
Fig 7: M8 Wave Propagation Movie (Credit: Amit Chourasia)	Animation_7	GlyphSea Narrated Animation of M8	Narrated animation showing GlyphSea vector visualization technique applied to M8 ground motion simulation data.	Emmett McQuinn (UCSD), Amit Chourasia (SDSC)
Fig 8: La Habra Earthquake at Fullerton (Credit: Philip Maechling)	Animation_8	EQ_LaHabra_Site_Fullerton	Simulation showing the effects of ground motions on objects in Fullerton, about 15km from epicenter of La Habra Earthquake. The animation was created by retrieving the observed ground motions from a Fullerton strong motion station for the La Habra earthquake, then inputting these seismograms into a scene containing everyday objects, and used a physics-engine to show the results of the ground motions on the objects.	Philip Maechling (SCEC)