The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea
The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea
C. P. Melville, University of Cambridge
R. D. Adams
$50.00
USDThis book provides a catalog of earthquakes that have occurred in Egypt, Arabia, the Red Sea region, and the surrounding areas of Libya, Sudan, and Ethiopia from the earliest times (184 BC) to the present day. By careful and intensive study of historical sources and a review of the instrumental data of this century, the authors describe each earthquake as fully as possible and analyze each in a geographical and historical context. They further scrutinize the completeness of the earthquake catalog over time and examine the range of sources and the problems associated with such historical records.
- First extensive survey of the area with the record analysed for completeness over time
- Critical catalogue of earthquakes, with false events identified and removed
- Uses wide range of sources and discusses problems of analysing historical records
Reviews & endorsements
'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 … The price is reasonable, given the obvious quality of the data and its presentation.' Martin Degg, Geoscientist
Product details
October 2005Paperback
9780521020251
204 pages
298 × 211 × 12 mm
0.518kg
9 b/w illus. 68 maps 5 tables
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- A note on transliteration
- A note on chronology
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Macroseismic information
- 3. Instrumental information
- 4. Conclusions
- References
- Index.
