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In the twentieth century, earthquakes changed the lives of over one million victims forever – by smothering, suffocating, mutilating, burning or traumatizing them. The material waste that is caused by these earthquakes is considerable. These catastrophes seem to occur randomly. Should we simply see them as fatalities? By understanding the phenomena, can we possibly reduce their impact?

Earthquakes. --- Quakes (Earthquakes) --- Earth movements --- Natural disasters --- Seismology

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Etude sur les tremblements de terre à Byzance, du 13e au 15e s.

Earthquakes --- Quakes (Earthquakes) --- Earth movements --- Natural disasters --- Seismology --- Earthquakes - Byzantine Empire

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This book is the outcome of a careful and detailed study of earthquakes in Central America. It combines information from felt effects and instrumental recordings to reassess the location and size of events since the beginning of the instrumental era. Early sections describe the techniques used, with particular emphasis on the determination of earthquake magnitude. The largest section comprises detailed descriptions of more than 700 of the more significant earthquakes, many accompanied by maps of the felt effects. The main catalogue gives details of the location and size of more than 1800 event

Earthquakes --- Earthquake intensity --- Intensity, Earthquake --- Seismic intensity --- Quakes (Earthquakes) --- Earth movements --- Natural disasters --- Seismology

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This book examines historical evidence from the last 2000 years to analyse earthquakes in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Early chapters review techniques of historical seismology, while the main body of the book comprises a catalogue of more than 4000 earthquakes identified from historical sources. Each event is supported by textual evidence extracted from primary sources and translated into English. Covering southern Rumania, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq, the book documents past seismic events, places them in a broad tectonic framework, and provides essential information for those attempting to prepare for, and mitigate the effects of, future earthquakes and tsunamis in these countries. This volume is an indispensable reference for researchers studying the seismic history of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, including archaeologists, historians, earth scientists, engineers and earthquake hazard analysts. A parametric catalogue of these seismic events can be downloaded from www.cambridge.org/9780521872928.

Geophysics --- History --- Middle East --- Mediterranean countries --- Earthquakes --- Tremblements de terre --- History. --- Histoire --- Quakes (Earthquakes) --- Earth movements --- Natural disasters --- Seismology