Earth Features and Their Meaning An Introduction to Geology for the Student and the General Reader

CHAPTER VIII

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THE INTERRUPTED CHARACTER OF EARTH MOVEMENTS: EARTHQUAKES AND SEAQUAKES (_concluded_)

Experimental demonstration of earth movements—Derangement of water flow by earth movement—Sand or mud cones and craterlets—The earth’s zones of heavy earthquake—The special lines of heavy shock—Seismotectonic lines—The heavy shocks above loose foundations—Construction in earthquake regions—Reading references 81