Earthquakes - Geological Museum Series
EarthquakesBy Susanna van Rose
1983
€3.50

ISBN: 0-11-884066-5

Of the innumerable earthquakes which shake our planet, the smallest pass unnoticed, whilst the largest are felt over hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. Since the dawn of civilisation, earthquakes have damaged or destroyed Man's work but the largest are not necessarily the most destructive. This booklet investigates the nature, distribution, causes and effects of these transcient but terrifying natural events, and looks at the possibilities of averting their most disastrous consequences.