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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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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