Softwaves.net

Stephen Holland
Sooke, BC, Canada
sholland@softwaves.net

Current

Earthquakes

Monitor earthquakes around the world with maps, and links to seismographs

Homemade
Seismograph

in my home, picking up earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest

Subduction
Model

A working model showing megathrust earthquakes at the Cascadia subduction zone

Moving Plate
Model
Demonstrating how the Pacific, North American, and Juan de Fuca Plates move in relation to each other.
Tsunami Links

A Tsunami in Sooke

(330k pdf file)
My Summary for Sooke Harbour based on computer simulations (links at right)
Pacific Northwest Mega-Quake and Tsunami -- Computer simulations from scientists showing how a tsunami would be generated off the Pacific Coast and stream into Juan de Fuca Strait. (Note: the models are big files and take a lot of computer power, so you may need to close other programs)
  • Coarse shows the whole coast
  • Medium shows Juan de Fuca Strait and area
  • Fine shows Victoria and Esquimalt harbours
Scientific Explanations of Tsunamis --- The home page of the above site. Lots of good stuff.

Tsunami Movies --- Video samples of tsunamis, as shown on TV

Sumatra Earthquake --- Scientific analyis of the 2004 Indonesian quake and tsunami