The Million Death Quake: The Science of Predicting Earth's Deadliest Natural Disaster

by Roger Musson

For centuries, Californians and the Japanese have known that they were at risk of catastrophic earthquakes, and prepared accordingly. But when a violent 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti in 2010, hardly anyone knew the island nation was even at risk for disaster, and, tragically, no one was prepared. Over 300,000 people died as buildings that had never been designed to withstand such intense shaking toppled over and crushed their inhabitants. Now, scientists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230119417
• ISBN13: 9780230119413
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"