Living with earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest

Description:

"In this expanded new edition of Living with Earthquakes, Robert Yeats, a leading authority on earthquakes in California and the Pacific Northwest, describes the threat posed by a great earthquake fault - the Cascadia Subduction Zone - which runs for hundreds of miles offshore from British Columbia to northern California. New research reveals subtle movements on the deepest part of this fault every fourteen to fifteen months - building up strain toward the next major earthquake." "A guide for anyone interested in understanding earthquake science or in preparing for the next earthquake, this book is also a call to action. Vivid descriptions of recent disasters - including the great tsunami that swept down the Northwest coast in 1964, the 1993 Oregon earthquakes, and the 2001 Nisqually earthquake - underscore the urgent need for better earthquake planning and awareness."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Safety measures,  Earthquake hazard analysis,  Earthquakes,  Northwest, pacific, description and travel,  Geology, united states,  Faults (geology),  Northwest, pacific,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  NATURE,  Disasters & Disaster Relief,  Natural Disasters

Places: Pacific Northwest