Author: Perry ByerlyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
The Texas Earthquake of August 16, 1931
Author: Perry ByerlyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Texas Earthquakes
Author: Cliff FrohlichPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292781865
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
When nature goes haywire in Texas, it isn't usually an earthshaking event. Though droughts, floods, tornadoes, and hail all keep Texans talking about the unpredictable weather, when it comes to earthquakes, most of us think we're on terra firma in this state. But we're wrong! Nearly every year, earthquakes large enough to be felt by the public occur somewhere in Texas. This entertaining, yet authoritative book covers "all you really need to know" about earthquakes in general and in Texas specifically. The authors explain how earthquakes are caused by natural forces or human activities, how they're measured, how they can be predicted, and how citizens and governments should prepare for them. They also thoroughly discuss earthquakes in Texas, looking at the occurrences and assessing the risks region by region and comparing the amount of seismic activity in Texas to other parts of the country and the world. The book concludes with a compendium of over one hundred recorded earthquakes in Texas from 1811 to 2000 that briefly describes the location, timing, and effects of each event.
Earthquake Information Bulletin
Author: Area Geological Characterization Report for the Palo Duro and Dalhart Basins, Texas
Author: Stone and Webster Engineering CorporationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geological surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Earthquake Hazard Associated with Deep Well Injection
Author: Craig NicholsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deep-well disposal
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Under certain circumstances, the increased pore pressure resulting from fluid injection, whether for waste disposal, secondary recovery, geothermal energy, or solution mining, can trigger earthquakes. This report discusses known cases of injection-induced seismicity and how and why earthquakes may be triggered, as well as conditions under which the triggering is most likely to occur. Criteria are established to assist in regulating well operations so as to minimize the seismic hazard associated with deep well fluid injection.
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Nuclear Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and InvestigationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alpha-bearing wastes
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
Author: Early Earthquakes of the Americas
Author: Robert Louis KovachPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521824897
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
There is emerging interest amongst researchers from various subject areas in understanding the interplay of earthquake and volcanic occurrences, archaeology and history. This discipline has become known as archeoseismology. Ancient earthquakes often leave their mark in the myths, legends, and literary accounts of ancient peoples, the stratigraphy of their historical sites, and the structural integrity of their constructions. Such information leads to a better understanding of the irregularities in the time-space patterns of earthquake and volcanic occurrences and whether they could have been a factor contributing to some of the enigmatic catastrophes in ancient times. This book focuses on the historical earthquakes of North and South America, and describes the effects those earthquakes have had with illustrated examples of recent structural damage at archaeological sites. It is written at a level that will appeal to students and researchers in the fields of earth science, archaeology, and history.