Deep earthquakes /
Deep earthquakes (earthquakes with origins deeper than 60 km) are of scientific importance and account for approximately one-quarter of all earthquakes. They are occasionally very large and damaging yet provide much of the data that constrain our knowledge of Earth structure and dynamics. This book...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- I. Background and introductory material
- II. Properties of intermediate- and deep-focus earthquakes
- III. The mechanism of deep earthquakes
- IV. Why bother about deep earthquakes?
- Geographic summary.