General Information on Strong-Motion Monitoring in Urban Earthquake-Prone Areas

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ANSS--Reducing the Devastating Effects of Earthquakes
2003 USGS Fact Sheet--describes, among other things, the use of strong-motion measurements in reducing future earthquake losses

Monitoring Earthquake Shaking in Buildings to Reduce Loss of Life and Property
2003 USGS Fact Sheet--describes national efforts to acquire critically needed strong-motion measurements in earthquake-prone urban areas

The Urban Evolution of U. S. Earthquake Monitoring
October 2002 article in Geotimes with historical perspective and modern importance of urban strong-motion monitoring

Earthquake Shaking--Finding the "Hot Spots"
2001 USGS Fact Sheet--describes how local geological conditions affect the shaking experienced in an earthquake