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" The seismicity of Egypt, Arabia, and the Red Sea : "
N.N. Ambraseys, C.P. Melville, and R.D. Adams.
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1017607
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b771977
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Ambraseys, N. N., (Nicholas Nicholas),1929-
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The seismicity of Egypt, Arabia, and the Red Sea : : a historical review /\ N.N. Ambraseys, C.P. Melville, and R.D. Adams.
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Cambridge [England] ;New York, N.Y. :: Cambridge University Press,, 1994.
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1 online resource (xix, 181 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0511524919
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0521020255
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0521391202
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9780521020251
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9780521391207
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"King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Introduction. 1.1. Area of study. 1.2. Sources of macroseismic information. 1.3. Assessment of macroseismic data -- 2. Macroseismic information. 2.1. Descriptive catalogue of earthquakes (184 BC-AD 1992). 2.2. Catalogue of earthquakes (184 BC-AD 1899). 2.3. Unidentified events. 2.4. False and mislocated events -- 3. Instrumental information. 3.1. Instrumental coverage. 3.2. Reassessment techniques and derivation of the catalogue. 3.3. Catalogue of earthquakes (1899-1992). 3.4. Spurious and mislocated events -- 4. Conclusions. 4.1. Completeness of the historical earthquake catalogue. 4.2. Regional distribution of seismicity. 4.3. Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea.
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A careful and intensive study of historical sources and a review of the instrumental data of this century have led to this detailed catalogue of earthquakes. Egypt, Arabia, the Red Sea region and the surrounding areas of Libya, Sudan and Ethiopia are studied from the earliest times to the present day. Each earthquake is described as fully as possible from the available data, and is analysed in a geographical and historical context. The completeness of the earthquake catalogue over time is analysed and the range of sources and problems associated with the scrutiny of historical sources is discussed. The information is then placed in a geophysical framework.
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Earthquakes-- Egypt-- History, Chronology.
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Earthquakes-- Middle East-- History, Chronology.
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Earthquakes.
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Egypt.
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Middle East.
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551.2/2/0956
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QE537.2.M628A43 1994
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Adams, R. D., (Robin Dartrey),1930-
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Melville, C. P., (Charles Peter),1951-
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Cambridge University Press.
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