Disaster Deferred: A New View of Earthquake Hazards in the New Madrid Seismic Zone

by Seth Stein

Book Overview

In the winter of 1811-12, a series of large earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone-often incorrectly described as the biggest ever to hit the United States-shook the Midwest. Today the federal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231151381
• ISBN13: 9780231151382
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher