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Earthquakes: Plate Tectonics and Earthquake Hazards

By Timothy M. Kusky

Book information

Publisher
Facts On File
Year
2008
ISBN
0816064628, 9780816064625
LCC
QE534.3 .K87 2008
Open Library ID
OL11360420M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11758739 bytes)
Series
The Hazardous Earth
Edition
1
Pages
192\192
Topic
Geology
Time added
2010-05-31 00:48:14

Description

Kusky provides a generally accessible discussion of earthquakes for the lay reader. No maths is used to describe the actual physical modelling of the earth's crust and its various plates. Also, only a deliberately minimal set of geological terms are proferred. Instead, we get a broad description of the theory of plate tectonics. The effects of various strengths of quakes is explained, along with possible countermeasures in terms of building construction methods.

A key idea is that the destructive effect of a quake often is in its lateral sideways motion, as contrasted to its strength in the vertical direction.

There is a discussion of the recent 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and how it originated in an undersea quake. Hopefully the tsunami warning systems emplaced after 2004 will minimise future tolls.

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