Historical seismology : interdisciplinary studies of past and recent earthquakes / editors, Julien Fréchet, Mustapha Meghraoui and Massimiliano Stucchi.

Format Book
Publication Info[Dordrecht, Netherlands] ; [London] : Springer, ©2008.
Descriptionxviii, 443 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Vogt, J.
Earthquakes.
Seismology.
Earthquakes--History.

Other author/creatorFréchet, Julien.
Other author/creatorMeghraoui, Mustapha.
Other author/creatorStucchi, Massimiliano.
Other author/creatorVogt, J.
Portion of title Interdisciplinary studies of past and recent earthquakes
SeriesModern approaches in solid earth sciences ; v. 2
Modern approaches in solid earth sciences ; v. 2. ^A791771
Contents Introduction : Jean Vogt heritage, learning from the past: Jean Vogt 1929-2005 : his life as a seismologist, geologist, geographer, and historian / J. Fréchet and P. Albini. Comprendre et compléter un catalogue de séismes : le cas de Trinidad / J. Vogt. Descriptive catalogues of historical earthquakes in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East; revisited / N.N. Ambraseys -- Reappraisal of historical earthquake information: A glimpse into the seismicity of the Ionian Islands between 1658 and 1664 / P. Albini and J. Vogt. Investigation of pre-1700 earthquakes between the Adda and the middle Adige River basins (southern Alps) / M. Stucchi ... [et al.]. Past and future of historical seismicity studies in France / J. Fréchet. Review of historical earthquakes in the lower middle ages : earthquakes of the XIV and XV centuries in Catatonia (NE Spain) / C. Olivera ... [et al.]. Strong earthquakes in north-western Africa in the second half of the 17th century, AD : a critical reappraisal of the historical evidence / R. Camassi, C.H. Caracciolo and V. Castelli -- Case studies, new data and critical analysis: The case for large (M > 7) earthquakes felt in the UK in historical times / R.M.W. Musson. The 18 September 1692 earthquake in the Belgian Ardenne and its aftershocks / P. Alexandre ... [et al.]. The 1855 Visp (Switzerland) earthquake : a milestone in macroseismic methodology? / M. Gisler, J. Kozák and J. Vaněk. In troubled times, in a divided country : the 1789 Valtiberina earthquake / V. Castelli. Review of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake based on recent analyses of historical observations / C.S. Oliveira -- Quantifying historical earthquakes : effects, intensity, magnitude, seismograms: Earthquake effects on nature and macroseismic intensity scales / J. Vogt. What is the lowest magnitude threshold at which an earthquake can be felt or heard, or objects thrown into the air? / F. Thouvenot and M. Bouchon. Attenuation of intensity for the Zemmouri earthquake of 21 May 2003 (Mw 6.8) : insights for the seismic hazard and historical earthquake sources in northern Algeria / S. Maouche, A. Harbi and M. Meghraoui. Large 19th century earthquakes in eastern/central North America : a comparative analysis / S.E. Hough. Magnitude of historical earthquakes, from macroseismic data to seismic waveform modeling : application to the Pyrenees and a 1905 earthquake in the Alps / M. Cara, P.-J. Alasset and C. Sira. Quantitative analysis of early seismograph recordings / J. Batlló, D. Stich and R. Macià. Making non-digitally-recorded seismograms accessible online for studying earthquakes / W.H.K. Lee and R.B. Benson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008930105
ISBN9781402082214 (acid-free paper)
ISBN1402082215 (acid-free paper)

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