Earthquakes: A Short Introduction for Almost Everyone
摘要
The chapter provides reader-friendly and accessible explanations of earthquakes, seismic waves, earthquake ground motion, seismic ambient noise, free oscillations of the Earth, model of the Earth’s interior, and interesting earthquake-related phenomena. The text doesn’t assume prior basic knowledge of earthquakes. With the chapter as a foundation, readers will be able to better enjoy reading chapters on earthquakes and tsunamis that have impacted science, economy, and politics.