Earthquakes
By: Chris Oxlade
Series: Our earth in action; Our earth in action
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780749690212
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Earthquakes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: About earthquakes; title: Plate tectonics; title: Where earthquakes happen; title: Earthquake waves; title: Effects on the landscape; title: Tsunamis; title: Effects on buildings; title: Living with earthquakes; title: Building for earthquakes; title: Earthquake science; title: Case study: Kobe 1995; title: Case study: Kashmir 2005; title: Case study: San Francisco.