Earthquakes
Subtitle: science and society
By: David S. Brumbaugh
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780321612281
Subjects: Earthquakes
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Earthquake Basics; title: Ch. 1. Earthquakes: Myths, Legends, and Logic; title: Ch. 2. Measuring Earthquakes; title: Ch. 3. Faults and Earthquakes; title: Pt. 2. Earthquake Data Analysis and Its Contributions to Science; title: Ch. 4. Earthquake Size and Location; title: Ch. 5. Earthquake Process; title: Ch. 6. Plate Tectonics; title: Ch. 7. Journey to the Center of Earth; title: Ch. 8. Earthquakes and Tsunami; title: Ch. 9. Earthquake Triggering; title: Pt. 3. Earthquakes, Earthquake Geography, and Safety; title: Ch. 10. Great Historic Earthquakes; title: Ch. 11. Earthquakes in the United States; title: Ch. 12. Earthquake Prediction; title: Ch. 13. What to Do Before, During, and After an Earthquake; title: Ch. 14. Building for Earthquake Safety; title: App. A. Government Emergency Services and Geoscience Organizations; title: App. B. Computer-Based Earthquake Information; title: App. C. Suggested Readings.