New England earthquakes : the surprising history of seismic activity in the Northeast /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ebel, J. E. (John E.) (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, MD : Globe Pequot, [2019]
Subjects:	Earthquakes > New England > History. Seismology > New England > History. Earthquake hazard analysis > New England. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The basics of earthquake seismology
1638: The pilgrim's earthquake
1658: The earthquake that may have never happened
1663: A major earthquake strikes Quebec
1727: A "great earthquake" in Massachusetts
1744: Another earthquake shocks Massachusetts ; 1755: The great Cape Ann earthquake
1791: The earthquakes of Moodus, Connecticut
1884: An earthquake at New York City
1904: The first New England earthquake studied by a geologist
1929: A strong earthquake triggers a destructive tsunami
1940: Two strong earthquakes rock New Hampshire
1944: An earthquake during a world war
1982 and 1988: Two recent strong earthquakes in Canada
Future earthquakes in northeastern North America : what might happen next?
Appendix: The Modified Mercalli intensity scale of 1931.