The 2011 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake, and its significance for seismic hazards in eastern North America
By: edited by J. Wright Horton, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, Martin C. Chapman, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, Russell A. Green, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
Series: The Geological Society of America special paper -- 509
Publisher: The Geological Society of America
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9780813725093
Subjects: Earthquakes; Earthquake hazard analysis
Description: "The 2011 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake, the largest to occur in the Appalachian region in more than 100 years, provided new seismologic, engineering, geologic, hydrologic, and geophysical data. This volume makes these results available for geoscientists, engineers, and decision makers interested in understanding earthquakes and seismic hazards in eastern North America and other intraplate settings"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.