Big Shake

Implications of a Major Earthquake in California

Buch | Hardcover

394 Seiten

2011
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
9781617285127 (ISBN)

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California straddles the boundary between two of the Earth's tectonic plates. As a result, it is broken by numerous earthquake faults. This book provides an overview of the implications, risk, detection, warning and research into a major earthquake in California.

California straddles the boundary between two of the Earth's tectonic plates. As a result, it is broken by numerous earthquake faults. Taking into account the earthquake histories and relative rates of motion on these many faults, the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF) study concludes that there is a probability of more than 99% that in the next 30 years Californians will experience one or more magnitude 6.7 or greater quakes, potentially capable of causing extensive damage and loss of life. This book provides an overview of the implications, risk, detection, warning and research into a major earthquake in California within the next 30 years.

Preface; Earthquakes: Risk, Detection, Warning & Research; The ShakeOut Scenario; Forecasting California's Earthquakes: What Can We Expect in the Next 30 Years?; The ShakeOut Earthquake Scenario: A Story That Southern Californians Are Writing; Historical Seismicity in the South San Francisco Bay Region; The Hayward Fault: Is it Due for a Repeat of the Powerful 1868 Earthquake?; Index.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	888 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
ISBN-13	9781617285127 / 9781617285127
Zustand	Neuware