Earthquakes : science and society.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Prentice Hall earth science seriesPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1999Description: x, 251 p. : ill., mapsISBN:

0135238471 (pbk)

DDC classification:

551.22 21

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	551.22 EAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900068439

Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index

Part 1: Earthquake basics -- Earthquakes: myths, legends, and logic -- Measuring earthquakes -- Faults and earthquakes -- Part 2: Earthquake data analysis and its contributions to science -- Earthquake size and location -- The earthquake process -- Plate tectonics -- Journey to the center of earth -- Part 3: Earthquakes, earthquake geography, and safety -- Great historic earthquakes -- Earthquakes in the United States -- Earthquake prediction -- What to do before, during, and after an earthquake -- Building for earthquake safety

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