When the Earth Moves Rogue Earthquakes, Tremors, and Aftershocks

Name: When the Earth Moves Rogue Earthquakes, Tremors, and Aftershocks
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ISBN: 9781560259725

ISBN-10: 1560259728

ISBN-13: 9781560259725

Edition: N/A

Authors: Patricia Barnes-Svarney

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Earthquakes are a fairly common natural hazard, joining the list with such often-castastrophic events as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, and avalanches. But unlike these natural disasters, scientists are far less able to see an earthquake coming--and even the places that are prone to earthquakes still do not and cannon prepare. Our most notorious earthquakes come from earthquake zones located at the boundaries of tectonic plates (irregular-shaped chunks of the Earth's crust), in most cases near a belt of volcanoes at the edges of moving plates encircling that ocean called the "Ring of Fire." But what about shaking in the wrong places? Consider the New Madrid Fault Zone…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date: 11/2/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Prologue


The Basics - Quakes, Shakes, and Aftershocks



When the Earth Shakes



Necessary Faults



Quake Parts



The Measuring Mess



Quirks of Quakes


Quakes in the Wrong Places



The New Madrid Disaster



More Cases of Rogue Earthquakes



Bad Effects



Bizarre Quakes out of Nowhere


Future Quakes: What's the Risk?



Forecasting Earthly Motions



What Can We Do?



The Best Defenses Are Good Resources


Image Credits


Index