Earthquake Research and Analysis - Seismology, Seismotectonic and Earthquake Geology

Published by InTech. Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia. 2012. 978-953-307-991-2, Hard cover, 370 p. Первоисточник: http://www.intechopen.com. This book is devoted to different aspects of earthquake research. Depending on their magnitude and the placement of the hypocenter, earthquakes have the potential to be very destructive. Given that they can cause significant losses and deaths, it is really important to understand the process and the physics of this phenomenon. This book does not focus on a unique problem in earthquake processes, but spans studies on historical earthquakes and seismology in different tectonic environments, to more applied studies on earthquake geology. Contents Earthquakes in history – ways to find out about the seismic past of a region The traces of earthquake (seismites): examples from Lake Van Deposits (Turkey) Parameters of the strong paleoearthquakes along the Talas-Fergana fault, the Kyrgyz Tien Shan Generation mechanism of giant earthquakes in subduction zones with smaller-size interplate earthquakes during interseismic period Frictional characteristics in deeper part of seismogenic transition zones on a subduction plate boundary Characteristics of coseismic thrust-related folding from paleoseismic investigation responsible for the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake of Central Taiwan Focal depth determination for moderate and small earthquakes by modeling regional depth phases sPg, sPmP, and sPn Relating crustal structure and stress indicators in the Azores Islands Electromagnetic view of the seismogenic zones beneath Island Arcs S wave velocity structure in non-tectonic SE Asia by seismogram analysis of the earthquakes in Sumatra-Java at TATO station, Taiwan Tectonic background of the Wenchuan earthquake Non-linear analysis of point processes seismic sequences in Guerrero, Mexico: characterization of earthquakes and fractal properties Rock-fluid interaction along seismogenic faults infered from clay minerals in Okitsu mélange, the Cretaceous Shimanto Belt, SW Japan Some complexity studies of electroseismic signals from Mexican subduction zone Hydrological and geochemical changes related to earthquakes - examples: three great earthquakes of the XX century in the Southern Apennines (Italy) ESR Techniques for the detection of seismic frictional heat Change of pore fluid pressure versus frictional coefficient during fault slip Integrated morphometric analysis in GIS environment applied to active tectonic areas The automated identification of volcanic earthquakes: concepts, applications and challenges