The geology of earthquakes / Robert S. Yeats, Kerry Sieh, Clarence R. Allen.

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TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.Description: vi, 568 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cmISBN:

0195078276 (hc : alk. paper)

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551.22 20

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 500-549) and index.

1. Earthquake geography and plate tectonics -- 2. Rock deformation and structure -- 3. Geology of the earthquake source region -- 4. Seismic waves -- 5. Tectonic geodesy -- 6. Quaternary timescales and dating techniques -- 7. Tectonic geomorphology -- 8. Strike-slip faults -- 9. Normal faults -- 10. Reverse faults and folds -- 11. Subduction-zone megathrusts -- 12. Secondary effects -- 13. Seismic hazard assessment -- Appendix. Table of historic earthquakes with surface rupture.

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