Proceedings of the seminar on earthquake prediction: case histories.

Conference Dates 12-15 October 1982

Prediction of the Haicheng earthquake and measures taken for disaster prevention -- Reflections on events preceeding the Tangshan earthquake of 1976 -- Oaxaca, Mexico, 1978, predictions -- Earthquake prediction problems in the USSR -- Case history of the Peru prediction for 1980-81 -- The Southern California earthquake prediction of 1976: a prediction unfulfilled -- The events of July 1978 in Thessalonika, Greece -- Reaction to an unintentional public announcement of an earthquake warning: Hiratsuka City, Japan, October 1981 -- Seismic gaps: a discussion -- Procedures for evaluation of earthquake predictions: experience in USA -- Procedures for the evaluation of predictions: experience in Japan -- Brief account of procedures for evaluating seismic hazard and disseminating information on predictions in China -- Notes on procedure for conveying earthquake forecasts, with special reference to the Peru prediction for 1980-81 -- Societal response to an ambiguous forewarning: a case study of the Southern California uplift -- Economic impacts of earthquake prediction -- Dissemination of public information