The geology of earthquakes /
Robert S. Yeats; Kerry Sieh; Clarence R. Allen
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- NewYork: Oxford university press, 1997.
- VI, 568 p. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt
I. Introduction ; II. Background ; 1. Earthquake Geography and Plate Tectonics ; Vignette: Zechariah (ca. 520 B. C. ), Israel ; 2. rock Deformation and Structure ; 3. Geology of the Earthquake Source Region ; Vignette: Johann F. Schmidt (1825 - 1884), Germany ; 4. Seismic Waves ; 5. Tectonic Geodesy ; Vignette: Bunjiro Koto (1865-1035), Japan ; 6. Quarternary Timescales and Dating Techniques ; 7. Tectonic Geomorphology ; III. The Earthquake Environment ; Vignette: Grove Karl Gilbert (1843-1918), United States ; 9. Normal Faults ; Vignette: Charles Darwin (1809_1882), England ; 10. Subduction-zone Megathrusts ; 11. Secondary Effects ; Vignette Deodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801), France ; 12. Seismic Hazard Assessment