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Earthquake Publications a Selective Bibliography NOAA Miami Regional Library Disaster Information Series All Material Held in the NOAA Libraries Library and Information Services Division Current References 2015-01 Earthquake Publications A Selective Bibliography NOAA Miami Regional Library Disaster Information Series All material held in the NOAA Libraries Alaska 1964 Earthquake Damage Photo from NOAA Photo Library ://www.lib.photo.noaa.gov August 2015 US Department of Commerce noaa NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Miami, FL Library and Information Services Division Current References 2015-01 Earthquake Publications A Selective Bibliography NOAA Miami Regional Library Disaster Information Series All material held in the NOAA Libraries Prepared and Compiled by Christie Wiley & Linda Pikula Edited by Ashley Jefferson NOAA Miami Regional Library NCEI, LISD August 2015 US Department of Commerce noaa NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Miami, FL Introduction An earthquake is one of the most powerful forces in the world, and often one of the deadliest. According to the United States Geological Survey1, the largest earthquake was in Chile on May 22, 1960 and registered 9.5 on the Richter scale. This earthquake bibliography is the second in a series of information bibliographies presenting material held in the NOAA Libraries on natural disasters. Here you will find scientific studies and recounting of earthquake events from the earliest times to the present. If you would like more information on scientific studies of earthquakes the library staff at the NOAA Miami Regional Library would be pleased to provide a citation and abstract listing for you. Email: [email protected] To find the specific location of these items, go the NOAA Library Catalog: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/uhtbin/webcat To request an item, find your closest NOAA Library: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/about/lib_network.html Some interesting items in this collection: A book from 1792 titled: “An historical miscellany of the curiosities and rarities in nature and art: comprising new and entertaining descriptions of the most surprising volcanos, caverns, cataracts, whirlpools, waterfalls, earthquakes, thunder, lightning, and other wonderful and stupendous phenomena of nature, forming a rich and comprehensive view of all that is interesting and curious in every part of the habitable world.” (Held in the Rare Book Collection of the NOAA Central Library in Silver Spring, Maryland) A book from 1932 titled: “United States Earthquakes, 1930” by The Coast and Geodetic Survey. (Held at the NOAA Miami Regional Library in Miami, Florida) A book from 1966 titled: “Earthquake! The Story of Alaska's Good Friday Disaster” by Eloise Paananen. (Held at the Auke Bay Laboratory Library in Juneau, Alaska) ______________________________________________________________________________ 1United States Geological Survey. (2015). Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900. Retrieved from http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/10_largest_world.php Earthquake Publications A Selective Bibliography Abercrombie, Rachel, Arthur McGarr, Giulio Di Toro, and H. Kanamori. Earthquakes: Radiated Energy and the Physics of Faulting, Geophysical Monograph Series,. Washington, D.C.: American Geophysical Union, 2006. Aichi-ken (Japan). Meteorological Observatory. Kish O Satsuy O. Nagoya, Japan: The Observatory, 1908. Alaska. Dept. of Fish and Game. Post-Earthquake Fisheries Evaluation : An Interim Report on the March, 1964 Earthquake Effects on Alaska's Fishery Resources. Juneau: The Department, 1965. Alexander, David. Disaster Preparedness and the 1984 Earthquakes in Central Italy, Natural Hazard Research Working Paper. [Boulder: Institute of Behavioral Science #6. University of Colorado], 1986. Alexander, Shelton S., D. W. McCowan, P. V. Glover, Environmental Research Laboratories (U.S.), and Pennsylvania State University. Dept. of Geosciences. Geophysics Section. Effects of Source Structure and Site Response on Ground Motion in the near Field of Earthquakes: Final Technical Report. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University, Dept. of Geosciences, Geophysics Section, 1973. Algermissen, Sylvester Theodore. Seismic Risk Studies in the United States. [Washington, D.C.]: U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Administration, Coast & Geodetic Survey. Algermissen, Sylvester Theodore, Wilbur Rinehart, James W. Dewey, United States. Office of Emergency Preparedness., and Environmental Research Laboratories (U.S.). A Study of Earthquake Losses in the San Francisco Bay Area: Data and Analysis: A Report. [Rockville, Md.]: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research Laboratories, 1972. Algermissen, Sylvester Theodore, and U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Puget Sound, Washington, Earthquake of April 29, 1965. [Washington]: For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1965. Algermissen, Sylvester Theodore, United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Economic and Market Analysis, and U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Studies in Seismicity and Earthquake Damage Statistics, 1969: Appendix B. [Washington]: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1969. American Geophysical Union. "Chinese Geophysics." v.1 [Washington, D.C.]: American Geophysical Union, 1978. American Geophysical Union and John M. Bird. Plate Tectonics: Selected Papers from Publications of the American Geophysical Union. 2nd enlarged edition. Washington, D. C.: American Geophysical Union, 1980. An Historical Miscellany of the Curiosities and Rarities in Nature and Art : Comprising New and Entertaining Descriptions of the Most Surprising Volcanos, Caverns, Cataracts, Whirlpools, Waterfalls, Earthquakes, Thunder, Lightning, and Other Wonderful and Stupendous Phenomena of Nature, Forming a Rich and Comprehensive View of All That Is Interesting and Curious in Every Part of the Habitable World. 5 vols. London: Printed for the proprietor and sold by Champante and Whitrow and at the British Directory Office 1794. Arnold, Christopher, and United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds: Providing Protection to People and Buildings, Risk Management Series. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2004. Association of Bay Area Governments. The San Francisco Bay Area -- on Shaky Ground. Oakland, CA: ABAG, 1995. Atwater, Brian F. Coastal Evidence for Great Earthquakes in Western Washington, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1997. Atwater, Brian F., Geological Survey (U.S.), and Universidad Austral de Chile. Surviving a Tsunami--Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan, Circular. [Reston, Va.] Denver, CO: U.S. Dept. of the Interior USGS Information Services, 1999. Auden, John Bicknell, and I. E. Gubin. Geological Report on the Seismicity of Parts of Western India, Including Maharashtra. Paris,: UNESCO, 1969. Averianova, V. N. Seismic Foci in the Far East. Jerusalem,: Israel Program for Scientific Translations; [available from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, 1973. Ayre, Robert S. Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards in the United States: A Research Assessment, Monograph - Program on Technology, Environment and Man, University of Colorado. Boulder: Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1975. Barrera, D. Tomas. El Temblor Del 14 De Enero De 1931. [Mexico, D.F.] 1931. Barrows, Allan G. A Review of the Geology and Earthquake History of the Newport-Inglewood Structural Zone, Southern California, Special Report (California. Division of Mines and Geology). Sacramento: California Division of Mines and Geology, 1974. Battaglia, M., and Geological Survey (U.S.). "The Long Valley Caldera Gis Database." [Reston, Va.]: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2003. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-81/ Bayer, K. C., and Environmental Research Laboratories (U.S.). Seismicity of the Southern Nevada Region, December 22, 1971 to July 1, 1972, Noaa Technical Report Erl 250-Esl 25. Boulder, Colo.Washington: Environmental Research Laboratories ; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1972. Bayer, K. C., Kenneth W. King, and Environmental Research Laboratories (U.S.). Recorded and Processed Seismic Data from the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake and Aftershocks by the Nevada Special Projects Party, Noaa Technical Report Erl 235-Esl 20. Boulder, Colo. Washington: Environmental Research Laboratories; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1972. Bayer, K. C., Robert R. Mallis, Kenneth W. King, and Earth Sciences Laboratories. Earthquakes Recorded by a Seismograph Network Located in the Southern Nevada Region, January L to December 22, 1971, Noaa Technical Memorandum Erl Esl. Las Vegas: Earth Sciences Laboratories, Environmental Research Laboratories, 1972. QC807.5.U6 E3 no.16 Belgrad. Seismološki zavod., Bogomir M. Josifovic, and Jelenko Mihailovic. Catalogue Des Tremblements De Terre En Serbie Pendant L'anné [Sic] 1908, Avec Une Liste Des Tremblements De Terre Observés Sur Le Territoire Du Royaume Des Serbes, Croates Et Slovènes En 1908, Publications De L'institut Sismologique De L'université De Beograd No. 8. Belgrade: Impr. d'État, 1924. Benfer, Neil A., Jerry L. Coffman, and United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. San Fernando, California, Earthquake
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