Origin of Earthquakes

by C. Davidson

• ISBN13: 9780521112215
• ISBN10: 0521112214
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-04
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Written in 1912 by the Cambridge scholar and mathematician Charles Davison, The Origin of Earthquakes offers an overview of what Davison described as 'the varied phenomena of earthquakes'. Using case studies from around the world, Davison considers the origin of several different classes of earthquakes, including simple, twin and complex. Further attention is devoted to the growth of faults, fore-shocks and after-shocks, sympathetic earthquakes, earthquake sounds and distribution, with supplementary illustrations and maps. Offering contemporary assessments of events ranging from the Mino-Owari earthquake of 1891 to the Californian earthquake of 1906, this volume will appeal to anyone interested in the history and development of seismology in the early part of the twentieth century.

Table of Contents

The earthquake phenomena

Earthquakes and the growth of faults

Simple earthquakes and their origins: the Inverness earthquake of 1901

Twin earthquakes and their origin: the Derby earthquakes of 1903 and 1904

Complex earthquakes and their origin: the Californian earthquake of 1906

Complex earthquakes and their origin (continued): The Mino-Owari earthquake of 1891

Complex earthquakes and their origin (continued): The Assam earthquake of 1897

Fore-shocks and their origin

After-shocks and their origin

Sympathetic earthquakes and their origin

Earthquake-sounds and their origin

Distribution of earthquakes

References

Index

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