Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements
I. Introduction
II. Background
1: Earthquake Geography and Plate Tectonics
2: Rock Deformation and Structure
3: Geology of the Earthquake Source Region
4: Seismic Waves
5: Tectonic Geodesy
6: Quaternary Timescales and Dating Techniques
7: Tectonic Geomorphology
III. The Earthquake Environment
8: Strike-Slip Faults
9: Normal Faults
10: Reverse Faults and Folds
11: Subduction-zone Megathrusts
12: Secondary Effects
V. Seismic Hazard Assessment
Appendix 1: Table of Historic Earthquakes with Surface Repture
Appendix 2: Glossary
References
Index

Reviews

"A descriptive book which, without the use of mathematical modeling, presents an excellent description of earthquakes. I am sure I will make use of it and recommend it to colleagues in professional practice."--Michael Constantinou, Ph.D, SUNY Buffalo
"Exceedingly clear. Thorough up-to-date coverage. Excellent photographs and diagrams. Very good section about environmental aspects."--Charles H. V. Ebert, SUNY Buffalo
"A very needed book. Covers the field with up to date material without getting tangled in the details of seismic techniques."--Robert A. Phinney, Princeton University
"The Geology of Earthquakes is an excellent text because of the breadth of subjects it covers and because it contains abundant references that provide easy access to the relevant technical literature. For these same reasons, the book is also a superb resource for practicing professionals interested in all aspects of earthquake science, engineering, and hazards."--Anthony J. Crone, Seismological Research Letters
"Robert Yeats and Kerry Sieh provide masterful overviews of the major faulting regimes of Earth, full of the insight and perspective gained from their lifetimes as students of the Earth's curious tendency to release a small proportion of its internal heat energy in brittle, stick-slip fashion."--Arch C. Johnson, GSA Today
"This book is useful both as a text book for graduate-level college courses and as a reference for the geotechnical and earthquake hazard community. ...it successfully fills a niche between structural geology and classic seismology texts. ...a professionally written, comprehensive source of information on the field of earthquake geology."--Eric L. Geist, Pure and Applied Geophysics
"I can only say that this book is simply magnificent. In addition to a truly global perspective on earthquakes and their effects, it has an impressively broad coverage of geology in general. The text is always clear and readable, the layout easy to follow, and the illustrations clear, detailed, and thoroughly annotated."--William R. Green, The Leading Edge
"Very fine publication. Topics, illustrations, and references all provide high quality information and perspectives."--Ray Brodersen, Western Oregon State College
"A super treatment for either upper-division undergraduates or graduate students involved in tectonics or solid earth geophysics courses."--John D. Pigott, University of Oklahoma