Title:
Earthquakes / Bruce A. Bolt.
Author:
Bolt, Bruce A., 1930-2005.
Publication Information:
New York : W.H. Freeman, ©2006.
Call Number:
QE534.2 .B64 2006
Edition:
5th ed.
ISBN:
9780716775485
Physical Description:
xiii, 390 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"2006 centennial update : the 1906 big one"--Cover.
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Contents:
What we feel in an earthquake -- Where earthquakes occur -- Faults in the earth -- The causes of earthquakes -- Measuring earthquakes -- Exploring inside the earth -- Earthquakes and plate tectonics -- The size of an earthquake -- Volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes -- Events that precede an earthquake -- Dangers from earthquakes -- Reducing earthquake risk -- Annex "The damndest, finest ruins" : 1906 earthquake -- Its measure through the years.
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