Orem Library

Thousands of earthquakes happen each year and Bill Nye the science guy explains what causes them. In Earthquakes, find out what makes big pieces of the earth's crust (the plates) move and what you should have on hand in case of a quake.

A powerful earthquake rocks Los Angeles.

When a magnitude nine earthquake leaves California in ruins, a helicopter pilot and his estranged wife make their way to San Francisco to save their only daughter.

Diego de la Vega and classmate María Martínez join forces to stop a group of scientists who have gained control of earthquakes.

An educational program about Earth's geology. Introduces a number of geologic concepts including: basin & range, continental crust, crustal spread, earthquakes, erosion, exotic terrain, geologic time, glaciers, granite batholiths, MOHO, pillow lava, plate tectonics, rifts, subduction zones, volcanic activity, and xenoliths.

"Handsome Jeronimo is hired to tutor the rich heiress Josefa. They fall in love, but the Church forbids their relationship, and Josefa is hidden in a convent. The church discovers that Josefa is pregnant and sentences her to death by decapitation. Jeronimo tracks her down, but is jailed before he can rescue her. When fate intervenes in the form of a massive earthquake, the two lovers have no idea what is in store for them. Though shot in fascist Spain...

Blue planet: View Earth from space. Orbiting 200 miles above Earth's surface, see familiar landforms: the majestic Himalayas, giant Namib desert sand dunes, jewel-like Caribbean islands. From this unique vantage point see how natural forces - volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes - affect our planet, and how a powerful new force - mankind, has begun to alter the face of Earth. The dream is alive: Share with space shuttle astronauts the delight of...

The living machine: Explores one of the most significant scientific developments of the 20th century: verification of a controversial theory called plate tectonics. Constantly moving around the planet's molten inner layer, the plates that form Earth's outer surface endlessly shift, pull apart and collide, creating new land masses as they devour the old. Stunning photography and amazing visual effects propel you through the turbulent forces shaping...

Twenty years ago, a terrible war fought with magnetic weapons caused the earth's axis to tilt, and earthquakes and tidal waves destroyed civilization. Conan is born into this new world, raised by his grandfather on an isolated island. But his life is forever changed when a mysterious girl named Lana washes ashore, pursued by shadowy operatives who seek to use her in a new scheme to control what's left of the world.

Set in 19th-century Europe and New Zealand, this sweeping romance tells the story of two beautiful sisters, one headstrong and one gentle, and of the man who marries one even though he loves the other. The film's riptides of emotion are matched by breathtaking physical tumult: a fierce Maori uprising plus a catastrophic earthquake and tidal wave that earned the film a 1947 Oscar for special effects.