Encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes / Alexander E. Gates and David Ritchie..

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Checkmark Books, c2007.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 346 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780816071203 (pbk.)
  • 0816071209 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Earthquakes and volcanoes
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QE 521 .R58 2007
Contents:
Preface : an essay on plate tectonics -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A. Chronology of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- Appendix B. Eyewitness accounts of major eruptions and quakes -- Appendix C. Further reading and Web sites -- Appendix D. The deadliest earthquakes -- Appendix E. The deadliest volcanoes -- Appendix F. The highest magnitude earthquakes -- Appendix G. The frequency of occurrence of earthquakes -- Appendix H. Magnitude v. ground motion and energy.
Summary: Provides information on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world, major quakes and eruptions throughout history, and geologic and scientific terms.
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Ritchie's name appears first on the previous ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-315) and index.

Provides information on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world, major quakes and eruptions throughout history, and geologic and scientific terms.

Preface : an essay on plate tectonics -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A. Chronology of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- Appendix B. Eyewitness accounts of major eruptions and quakes -- Appendix C. Further reading and Web sites -- Appendix D. The deadliest earthquakes -- Appendix E. The deadliest volcanoes -- Appendix F. The highest magnitude earthquakes -- Appendix G. The frequency of occurrence of earthquakes -- Appendix H. Magnitude v. ground motion and energy.

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