A Study of Recent Earthquakes

Name: A Study of Recent Earthquakes
Author: Davison, Charles

Davison, Charles

Earthquakes

Depth of seismic focus, methods of determining, 25, 86, 122, 326;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 28;
  of Ischian earthquakes, 54, 61;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 86;
  of Charleston earthquake, 122, 125;
  of Riviera earthquake, 150;
  of Japanese earthquakes, 328

Derby earthquake of 1903, 236

Direction of shock, 22, 33, 186, 225, 325

Disturbed area, definition of, 3;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 10;
  of Ischian earthquakes, 51, 58;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 80;
  of Charleston earthquake, 107;
  of Riviera earthquake, 145;
  of Japanese earthquake, 183;
  of Hereford earthquake, 219;
  of Inverness earthquake, 249;
  of Indian earthquake, 265;
  connection between intensity of shock and, 323

Dolomieu, 11

Du Bois, F., 73

Dutton, C.E., 103-137

Dutton's method of determining depth of seismic focus, 122, 327


Earthquake-motion, nature of, 280, 282, 328, 330, 337;
  propagation of, to great distances, 337

Earth-sound, definition of, 4

Edinburgh, record of Indian earthquake at, 281, 283, 285

Ellis, W., 83

Emergence, angle of, 13

Epicentre, definition of, 3;
  methods of determining position of, 14, 52, 60, 324;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 22, 23;
  of Ischian earthquakes, 53, 60, 67;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 84;
  of Charleston earthquake, 111;
  of Riviera earthquake, 146;
  of Hereford earthquake, 224;
  of Inverness earthquake, 248;
  of Indian earthquakes, 264, 276, 302

Epomeo, 45, 61, 71


Falb's method of determining depth of seismic focus, 86, 327

Fallen pillars, evidence of, 17, 19

Fault, originating, of Hereford earthquake, 219;
  of Inverness earthquake, 249

Fault-scarp of Japanese earthquake, 189;
  general appearance, 189;
  length, 192;
  throw, 193;
  horizontal shift, 193;
  course, 193;
  swamp formed by it, 194

Fault-scarps of Indian earthquakes, 273, 304;
  Chedrang fault, 304;
  Samin fault, 308;
  of Greek earthquake of 1894, 340, 341;
  of Baluchistan earthquake of 1893, 341, 342;
  formation and growth of, 342

Fault-slips, tectonic earthquakes due to, 5, 43, 100, 135, 174, 211,
  219, 224, 241, 249, 255, 317, 346

Fishes, destruction of, by Riviera earthquake, 162

Fissures, caused by Andalusian earthquake, 96;
  by Charleston earthquake, 130;
  by Inverness earthquake, 247;
  by Indian earthquake, 285

Focus, seismic, definition of, 3

Focus, seismic, depth of, methods of determining, 25, 86, 122, 326;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 28;
  of Ischian earthquakes, 54;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 86;
  of Charleston earthquake, 122, 125;
  of Riviera earthquake, 150;
  of Japanese earthquakes, 328

Focus, dimensions of seismic, of Hereford earthquake, 224;
  of Inverness earthquake, 250

Fore-shocks, 321;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 40;
  of Ischian earthquake, 57;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 76;
  of Charleston earthquake, 107;
  of Riviera earthquake, 142;
  of Japanese earthquake, 201;
  of Hereford earthquake, 239;
  of Inverness earthquake, 246

Fouqué, F., 76, 84, 101

Fracture, crust-, at Bordwar, 309

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A Study of Recent Earthquakes

Davison, Charles

Earthquakes

Depth of seismic focus, methods of determining, 25, 86, 122, 326;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 28;
  of Ischian earthquakes, 54, 61;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 86;
  of Charleston earthquake, 122, 125;
  of Riviera earthquake, 150;
  of Japanese earthquakes, 328

Derby earthquake of 1903, 236

Direction of shock, 22, 33, 186, 225, 325

Disturbed area, definition of, 3;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 10;
  of Ischian earthquakes, 51, 58;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 80;
  of Charleston earthquake, 107;
  of Riviera earthquake, 145;
  of Japanese earthquake, 183;
  of Hereford earthquake, 219;
  of Inverness earthquake, 249;
  of Indian earthquake, 265;
  connection between intensity of shock and, 323

Dolomieu, 11

Du Bois, F., 73

Dutton, C.E., 103-137

Dutton's method of determining depth of seismic focus, 122, 327


Earthquake-motion, nature of, 280, 282, 328, 330, 337;
  propagation of, to great distances, 337

Earth-sound, definition of, 4

Edinburgh, record of Indian earthquake at, 281, 283, 285

Ellis, W., 83

Emergence, angle of, 13

Epicentre, definition of, 3;
  methods of determining position of, 14, 52, 60, 324;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 22, 23;
  of Ischian earthquakes, 53, 60, 67;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 84;
  of Charleston earthquake, 111;
  of Riviera earthquake, 146;
  of Hereford earthquake, 224;
  of Inverness earthquake, 248;
  of Indian earthquakes, 264, 276, 302

Epomeo, 45, 61, 71


Falb's method of determining depth of seismic focus, 86, 327

Fallen pillars, evidence of, 17, 19

Fault, originating, of Hereford earthquake, 219;
  of Inverness earthquake, 249

Fault-scarp of Japanese earthquake, 189;
  general appearance, 189;
  length, 192;
  throw, 193;
  horizontal shift, 193;
  course, 193;
  swamp formed by it, 194

Fault-scarps of Indian earthquakes, 273, 304;
  Chedrang fault, 304;
  Samin fault, 308;
  of Greek earthquake of 1894, 340, 341;
  of Baluchistan earthquake of 1893, 341, 342;
  formation and growth of, 342

Fault-slips, tectonic earthquakes due to, 5, 43, 100, 135, 174, 211,
  219, 224, 241, 249, 255, 317, 346

Fishes, destruction of, by Riviera earthquake, 162

Fissures, caused by Andalusian earthquake, 96;
  by Charleston earthquake, 130;
  by Inverness earthquake, 247;
  by Indian earthquake, 285

Focus, seismic, definition of, 3

Focus, seismic, depth of, methods of determining, 25, 86, 122, 326;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 28;
  of Ischian earthquakes, 54;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 86;
  of Charleston earthquake, 122, 125;
  of Riviera earthquake, 150;
  of Japanese earthquakes, 328

Focus, dimensions of seismic, of Hereford earthquake, 224;
  of Inverness earthquake, 250

Fore-shocks, 321;
  of Neapolitan earthquake, 40;
  of Ischian earthquake, 57;
  of Andalusian earthquake, 76;
  of Charleston earthquake, 107;
  of Riviera earthquake, 142;
  of Japanese earthquake, 201;
  of Hereford earthquake, 239;
  of Inverness earthquake, 246

Fouqué, F., 76, 84, 101

Fracture, crust-, at Bordwar, 309

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