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• catalog abstract "Earthquakes explains what is now known about the causes, occurrence, and physical properties of seismic activity. With a wealth of new information and evocative new illustrations, this new edition takes its place as the most up-to-date and accessible introduction to earthquake science available.".
• catalog contributor b5615054.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "App. B: Important Earthquakes of the United States and Canada -- App. C: Abridged Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale -- App. D: Geologic Time Scale -- App. E: Conversion Tables -- App. F: How to Determine Fault Planes from First Motions -- App. G: Sample Calculations of Magnitudes, Moment, and Energy of an Earthquake -- App. H: The Elements of Wave Motion -- An Earthquake Quiz.".
• catalog description "Earthquakes explains what is now known about the causes, occurrence, and physical properties of seismic activity. With a wealth of new information and evocative new illustrations, this new edition takes its place as the most up-to-date and accessible introduction to earthquake science available.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-317) and index.".
• catalog description "Preface to Earthquakes: A Primer -- 1. What We Feel in an Earthquake. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. The 1989 Santa Cruz Mountains (Loma Prieta) Earthquake, California. The 1964 Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska. The Great 1985 Chile Earthquake. Types of Seismic Waves in Earthquake Shaking -- 2. Where Earthquakes Occur. Earthquakes in Past Times. Observatories to Study Earthquakes. The Global Mosaic of Earthquakes. Depths of Earthquake Foci. Seismicity Patterns and Tectonic Plates. Quiet Gaps in Earthquake Zones -- 3. Measuring Earthquakes. Strong-Motion and Sensitive Seismographs. How to Understand Seismograms. How to Locate an Earthquake. Seismograph Arrays -- The Modern Earthquake Telescope -- 4. Exploring inside the Earth. Earthquake Waves through the Interior. Seismic Wave Probes. Interpretations of Seismograms. Interior Earth Structure. Illuminating the Innermost Core. Fine Mapping -- 5. Faults in the Earth. Types of Geological Faults. The 1891 Mino-Owari Earthquake, Japan.".
• catalog description "Seismicity Induced by Lake Nasser, the Nile River. Moonquakes -- 10. Events that Precede an Earthquake. Efforts at Earthquake Forecasting. Clues for Recognizing Impending Earthquakes. Earthquakes and Prediction in China. Fossil Earthquakes. The Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Northwest United States. The Parkfield, California, Earthquake Prediction. Calculating the Odds of an Earthquake -- 11. Self-Protection in an Earthquake. Types of Hazards. The 1983 Coalinga, California, Earthquake. Steps to Reduce Hazards to Homes. Help from Earthquake Insurance -- 12. Building for Earthquake-Resistance. Improvements in Planning and Zoning. Collapse of Unreinforced Masonry; Newcastle, Australia, 1989. The Mexico Earthquake of September 19, 1985. Major Engineered Structures and Earthquake Risk. Safe Operation of Hospitals and Schools. The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake Revisited. What is Acceptable Risk? -- App. A: World Earthquakes and Seismicity Rates.".
• catalog description "The 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake, California. The Tragedy of the 1988 Armenian Earthquake. The 1990 Philippine Fault Rupture. Characteristics of Transform Faults. Fault Slippage and Fault Gouge -- 6. The Causes of Earthquakes. Types of Earthquakes. Slow Buildup of Energy. Elastic Rebound. Changes in the Rocks. What Produces Seismic Waves? -- 7. The Size of an Earthquake. Intensity of Shaking. How to Calculate Earthquake Magnitude. Energy in Earthquakes. What is the Seismic Moment? Acceleration of Ground Shaking. The Largest U.S. Earthquake in 40 Years. Upthrow -- 8. Volcanoes, Tsunamis, and Earthquakes. Eruptions in Hawaii. Explosion of Mount Saint Helens, 1980. Mammoth Lakes Earthquake Swarm, California. Tsunamis. Tsunami Alerts. Tragedy at Crescent City, California, 1964. Atlantis and Santorin -- 9. Earthquakes and Water. The Effect of Water on Rocks beneath the Surface. Liquefying Wet Sand. Dam Safety and Earthquakes. The 1975 Oroville, California, Earthquake.".
• catalog extent "xvii, 331 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Earthquakes.".
• catalog identifier "0716722364".
• catalog identifier "0716723581 (pbk.)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Earthquakes.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : W.H. Freeman,".
• catalog relation "Earthquakes.".
• catalog subject "551.2/2 20".
• catalog subject "Earthquakes.".
• catalog subject "QE534.2 .B64 1993".
• catalog tableOfContents "App. B: Important Earthquakes of the United States and Canada -- App. C: Abridged Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale -- App. D: Geologic Time Scale -- App. E: Conversion Tables -- App. F: How to Determine Fault Planes from First Motions -- App. G: Sample Calculations of Magnitudes, Moment, and Energy of an Earthquake -- App. H: The Elements of Wave Motion -- An Earthquake Quiz.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Preface to Earthquakes: A Primer -- 1. What We Feel in an Earthquake. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. The 1989 Santa Cruz Mountains (Loma Prieta) Earthquake, California. The 1964 Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska. The Great 1985 Chile Earthquake. Types of Seismic Waves in Earthquake Shaking -- 2. Where Earthquakes Occur. Earthquakes in Past Times. Observatories to Study Earthquakes. The Global Mosaic of Earthquakes. Depths of Earthquake Foci. Seismicity Patterns and Tectonic Plates. Quiet Gaps in Earthquake Zones -- 3. Measuring Earthquakes. Strong-Motion and Sensitive Seismographs. How to Understand Seismograms. How to Locate an Earthquake. Seismograph Arrays -- The Modern Earthquake Telescope -- 4. Exploring inside the Earth. Earthquake Waves through the Interior. Seismic Wave Probes. Interpretations of Seismograms. Interior Earth Structure. Illuminating the Innermost Core. Fine Mapping -- 5. Faults in the Earth. Types of Geological Faults. The 1891 Mino-Owari Earthquake, Japan.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Seismicity Induced by Lake Nasser, the Nile River. Moonquakes -- 10. Events that Precede an Earthquake. Efforts at Earthquake Forecasting. Clues for Recognizing Impending Earthquakes. Earthquakes and Prediction in China. Fossil Earthquakes. The Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Northwest United States. The Parkfield, California, Earthquake Prediction. Calculating the Odds of an Earthquake -- 11. Self-Protection in an Earthquake. Types of Hazards. The 1983 Coalinga, California, Earthquake. Steps to Reduce Hazards to Homes. Help from Earthquake Insurance -- 12. Building for Earthquake-Resistance. Improvements in Planning and Zoning. Collapse of Unreinforced Masonry; Newcastle, Australia, 1989. The Mexico Earthquake of September 19, 1985. Major Engineered Structures and Earthquake Risk. Safe Operation of Hospitals and Schools. The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake Revisited. What is Acceptable Risk? -- App. A: World Earthquakes and Seismicity Rates.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake, California. The Tragedy of the 1988 Armenian Earthquake. The 1990 Philippine Fault Rupture. Characteristics of Transform Faults. Fault Slippage and Fault Gouge -- 6. The Causes of Earthquakes. Types of Earthquakes. Slow Buildup of Energy. Elastic Rebound. Changes in the Rocks. What Produces Seismic Waves? -- 7. The Size of an Earthquake. Intensity of Shaking. How to Calculate Earthquake Magnitude. Energy in Earthquakes. What is the Seismic Moment? Acceleration of Ground Shaking. The Largest U.S. Earthquake in 40 Years. Upthrow -- 8. Volcanoes, Tsunamis, and Earthquakes. Eruptions in Hawaii. Explosion of Mount Saint Helens, 1980. Mammoth Lakes Earthquake Swarm, California. Tsunamis. Tsunami Alerts. Tragedy at Crescent City, California, 1964. Atlantis and Santorin -- 9. Earthquakes and Water. The Effect of Water on Rocks beneath the Surface. Liquefying Wet Sand. Dam Safety and Earthquakes. The 1975 Oroville, California, Earthquake.".
• catalog title "Earthquakes / Bruce A. Bolt.".
• catalog type "text".