About this title: This is a concise overview of the history of earthquakes and seismology, including topics such as geologic faults, intensity patterns, plate tectonics, side effects of earthquakes (such as tsunamis), and protection of people and property. The book contains descriptions of the 1995 Sakhalin and 1997 Assisi earthquakes, and others such as Northridge, California (1994), Kobe, Japan (1995), Chi Chi, Taiwan (1999) and Denali, Alaska (2003). The sequence of chapters has been re-organized for the fifth edition to better facilitate learning the broad concepts before the detail. New exercises and web ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Date Published: 2003-10-17
ISBN-13:9780716756187ISBN:0716756188
Description: Good. 5th edition. This book has highlighting. Soft cover binding is secure. Cover is in good shape with normal reading wear. Orders packed carefully and shipped daily with tracking # emailed to you. read more
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