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Earthquakes 2006 Centennial Update

by: Bolt, Bruce

Earthquakes 2006 Centennial Update

by: Bolt, Bruce

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9780716775485
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Edition: 5th
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Copyright: 08/05/2005
Publisher: W. H. Freeman

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Summary

The ultimate introduction to seismology, written by distinguished scholar and Professor Bruce Bolt, of the University of California, Berkeley, this newly updated edition will provide the best foundation in the field for your introductory students.

Preface

What We Feel in an Earthquake

(27)

The 1906 Eye-Opening San Francisco Earthquake

(7)

Box 1.1: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Centennial

(5)

The 1989 Santa Cruz Mountains (Loma Prieta) Earthquake, California

(4)

Two Huge Alaska Earthquakes: 1964 and 2002

(5)

Types of Seismic Waves in Earthquake Shaking

(5)

A ``Big One'' in Taiwan, 1999

(4)

Where Earthquakes Occur

(24)

Why Earthquakes?

(2)

Earthquakes in Past Times

(2)

Observatories to Study Earthquakes

(1)

The Global Mosaic of Earthquakes

(5)

Depths of Earthquake Foci

(3)

Sakhalin, Russia, Disaster, 1995

(2)

Surprise Seismicity in Upper Egypt

(3)

Moonquakes and Marsquakes

(5)

Applied Seismology Box 2.1: Mystery of the Great Tunguska UFO, 1908, Siberia

(2)

Faults in the Earth

(26)

Types of Geological Faults

(6)

The 1891 Mino-Owari (Nobi) Earthquake, Japan

(2)

The 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake, California

(1)

A Recent Japanese Example, Kobe 1995

(2)

The Tragedy of the 1988 Armenian Earthquake

(3)

The 1990 Philippine Fault Rupture

(4)

A Further Unzipping: 1999, Kocaeli, Turkey

(2)

Fault Slippage and Fault Gouge

(5)

The Causes of Earthquakes

(30)

Types of Earthquakes

(3)

Geodetic Surveying and the Slow Buildup of Energy

(6)

Applied Seismology Box 4.1: Impacts of the World Trade Center Collapse, September 11, 2001

(5)

Elastic Rebound

(2)

The Effect of Water on Rocks Beneath the Surface

(4)

Reservoir-Triggered Earthquakes and Dam Safety: Oroville, California, 1975

(7)

What Produces Seismic Waves?

101

(5)

Box 4.2: Method of Obtaining Direction of Faulting from P-Wave Directions on Seismograms

104

(2)

Twin Thrust Sources: 1971 San Fernando and 1994 Northridge

106

(2)

Measuring Earthquakes

108

(20)

Sensitive and Strong-Motion Seismographs

109

(5)

How to Understand Seismograms

114

(2)

How to Locate an Earthquake

116

(7)

Box 5.1: Sample Calculation of the Location of the Epicenter of an Earthquake (Near Oroville, August 1975)

118

(2)

Applied Seismology Box 5.2: Tragedy of the Russian

120

(3)

Kursk Submarine

The Digital Revolution -- The Modern Earthquake Telescope Close to the Fault Source

123

(5)

Box 5.3: Imprint of a Moving Fault Rupture

124

(4)

Exploring Inside the Earth

128

(14)

Earthquake Waves Through the Interior

129

(2)

Seismic-Wave Probes

131

(2)

Interpretations of Seismograms

133

(2)

Interior Earth Structure

135

(1)

Illuminating the Innermost Core

136

(2)

Fine Mapping of Deep Earth Structure

138

(4)

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics

142

(16)

Driving Forces in the Earth

143

(3)

The Plate Conveyer-Belt Solution

146

(4)

Explanation of Inter- and Intraplate Earthquakes

150

(3)

Predictions Using the Plate Tectonic Theory

153

(2)

The 1960 and 1985 Chile Interplate Earthquakes

155

(3)

The Size of an Earthquake

158

(24)

Intensity of Shaking

159

(4)

How to Calculate Earthquake Instrumental Magnitude

163

(4)

Box 8.1: Example of the Calculation of the Richter Magnitude (ML) of a Local Earthquake

165

(2)

Energy in Earthquakes

167

(1)

The Seismic Moment Magnitude

168

(3)

A Detective Story: Nuclear Explosions or Natural Earthquakes?

171

(3)

Applied Seismology Box 8.2: Seismic Mystery in Australia: Earthquake, Meteorite, or Nuclear Blast?

173

(1)

Acceleration of Ground Shaking

174

(3)

Landers, 1992: The Largest U.S. Earthquake in 28 Years

177

(2)

Upthrow

179

(3)

Volcanoes, Tsunamis, and Earthquakes

182

(28)

Eruptions in Hawaii

185

(2)

Volcanic Hazards

187

(2)

Explosion of Mount Saint Helens, 1980

189

(3)

Mammoth Lakes Earthquake Swarm, California

192

(3)

Tsunamis

195

(8)

Box 9.1: Notable Tsunamis of the World

197

(4)

Box 9.2: Properties of a Tsunami

201

(2)

Tsunami Alerts: The 1993 Hokkaido Disaster

203

(3)

Tragedy at Crescent City, California, 1964

206

(1)

Atlantis and Santorini

207

(3)

Events That Precede an Earthquake

210

(34)

Efforts at Earthquake Forecasting

211

(6)

Box 10.1: Types of Socioeconomic Impacts and Adjustments to an Earthquake Prediction

216

(1)

Clues for Recognizing Impending Earthquakes

217

(5)

Box 10.2: Suggested Physical Clues for Earthquake Prediction

219

(3)

Earthquake Prediction in China

222

(5)

Fossil Earthquakes

227

(3)

The Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Northwest United States

230

(4)

Silent Earthquakes

234

(1)

The Parkfield, California, Earthquake Prediction: Failed but Postponed

235

(2)

Calculating the Probability of an Earthquake

237

(7)

Box 10.3: Probability of Seismicity for California

239

(1)

Applied Seismology Box 10.4: Brightness and Shadow: Predicting Earthquake Patterns

240

(4)

Dangers from Earthquakes

244

(24)

Types of Hazards

245

(4)

Box 11.1: The Main Earthquake Hazards

246

(3)

Liquefying Wet Sand

249

(2)

Self-Protection in an Earthquake

251

(5)

Box 11.2: Personal Protection in an Earthquake

252

(4)

The 1983 Coalinga, California, Earthquake

256

(2)

A Study in Hazard: Chi-Chi, Taiwan, 1999

258

(2)

Steps to Reduce Hazards to Homes

260

(3)

Help from Earthquake Insurance

263

(5)

Reducing Earthquake Risk

268

(36)

Improvements in Planning and Zoning

269

(5)

Collapse of Unreinforced Masonry: Newcastle, Australia, 1989

274

(4)

The Mexico Earthquake of September 19, 1985

278

(3)

Major Engineered Structures and Earthquake Risk

281

(4)

Box 12.1: Seismicity Risk Studies for a Particular Site

284

(1)

Safe Operation of Hospitals and Schools

285

(4)

The Deadliest Intraplate Earthquake, India 2001

289

(1)

The Loss of Art: Assisi, September and October 1997

290

(3)

The 1989 Loma Prieta and 1994 Northridge Earthquakes Revisited

293

(5)

Emergency Warning Systems: ``Shake Maps''

298

(1)

What Is Acceptable Risk?

299

(5)

Annex ``The Damndest, Finest Ruins'': 1906 Earthquake--Its Measure Through the Years

304

(12)

Appendices

316

(40)

World Earthquakes and Seismicity Rates

316

(9)

Important Earthquakes of the United States and Canada

325

(14)

Abridged Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

339

(3)

Geologic Time Scale

342

(2)

Conversion Tables

344

(2)

How to Determine Fault Planes from First Motions

346

(4)

Sample Calculations of Magnitudes, Moment, and Energy of an Earthquake

350

(2)

The Elements of Wave Motion

352

(3)

Propagation of Elastic Waves

355

(1)

An Earthquake Quiz

356

(6)

Answers to Quiz

362

(2)

Glossary

364

(7)

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