Earthquakes in the Mediterranean and Middle East: A Multidisciplinary Study of Seismicity up to 1900
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 10/22/2009
EAN 9780521872928, ISBN10: 0521872928
Hardcover, 968 pages, 28.3 x 22.3 x 4.9 cm
Language: English
This book examines historical evidence from the last 2000 years to analyse earthquakes in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Early chapters review techniques of historical seismology, while the main body of the book comprises a catalogue of more than 4000 earthquakes identified from historical sources. Each event is supported by textual evidence extracted from primary sources and translated into English. Covering southern Rumania, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq, the book documents past seismic events, places them in a broad tectonic framework, and provides essential information for those attempting to prepare for, and mitigate the effects of, future earthquakes and tsunamis in these countries. This volume is an indispensable reference for researchers studying the seismic history of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, including archaeologists, historians, earth scientists, engineers and earthquake hazard analysts. A parametric catalogue of these seismic events can be downloaded from www.cambridge.org/9780521872928.
Preface
1. Macroseismic information
2. Evaluation of macroseismic data
3. Catalogue of earthquakes
4. Evaluation of instrumental data
5. Long-term seismicity
6. Future challenges
Appendix
Photographs of researchers in the field
References
Index.
Praise for The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea (Cambridge University Press, 1994) co-authored by Professor Ambraseys: 'Once again the authors are to be congratulated on a painstaking piece of research that is now the starting point for anyone working on the seismicity of this region.' Martin Degg, Geoscientist