Intraplate earthquakes / edited by Pradeep Talwani.
"Intraplate earthquakes occur away from the well-known tectonic plate boundaries at locations around the world. These locations are particularly difficult to predict, and they can cause huge damage and loss of life: devastating earthquakes have levelled Bhuj in India (2001), Tangshan in China (...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Summary: | "Intraplate earthquakes occur away from the well-known tectonic plate boundaries at locations around the world. These locations are particularly difficult to predict, and they can cause huge damage and loss of life: devastating earthquakes have levelled Bhuj in India (2001), Tangshan in China (1976), Charleston in the United States (1886), and Basel in Switzerland (1356). The Bhuj earthquake (featured in this book) was the largest intraplate earthquake for three decades and the rich dataset collected has provided unique insight into these events"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139922524 1139922521 9781139628921 1139628925 9781139910781 1139910787 9781139906920 1139906925 9781139918633 113991863X 9781306716093 1306716098 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |