OCTOBER 4, 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 13

Links to Related Sites

Fault lines:
• U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center, includes near real-time global updates
• Plate tectonics explained

	ALSO IN TIME
	Taiwan: The Day the Earth Moved: A devastating earthquake rocks the island; the tragedy is exacerbated not only by vicious aftershocks but by a slow and sometimes inefficient rescue effort Bouncing Back: Taiwan Inc. will recover quickly Kobe's Lesson: It's easier to rebuild bridges than psyches Quick Facts Related Sites
	RELATED STORIES
	CNN Breaking news from East Asia Significant quakes in Taiwan area, 1980-1999 ASIAWEEK Terror from Underground Without warning, the earth moved under Taiwan, triggering the island's worst natural disaster in 64 years. Political aftershocks will be felt locally--and in China
	MESSAGE BOARD
	Taiwan quake

• Temblor preparedness: be ready to ride it out
• Is your country prone to earthquakes?
• Seismology terms: the difference between a body wave and a love wave
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, with reports from the field
• Predicting the big one: academics debate whether it even can be done

For kids:
• Do lots of lost-pet ads mean a quake is on its way?
• Legends from around the world explaining why the earth ruptures

To help quake victims:
• Hong Kong aid services
• American Red Cross
• Aid agencies with individual website links