Earthquake Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature
This guide will introduce some of the titles available in the LRC on Earthquakes. The various types of library materials useful in research are listed along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which you can begin your research.
Books 
- When the Earth moves: rogue earthquakes, tremors, and aftershocks by Barnes-Svarney, Patricia. - Citation
- Earthquakes: disaster & survival, by Reed, Jennifer. - Citation
- 1906 San Francisco earthquake by Cooke, Tim.- Citation
- When the Mississippi ran backwards: empire, intrigue, murder, and the New Madrid earthquakes – by Feldman, Jay. - Citation
- Earthquake hazard and seismic risk reduction – by Balassanian, Serguei. - Citation
- The Northridge earthquake: vulnerability and disaster – by Bolin, Robert C. - Citation
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Magazine Articles
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- “Urban earthquake fatalities: a safer world, or worse to come?” Bilham, Roger G. SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, (November-December 2004) - Citation
- “Urban evacuation in seismic emergency conditions” by Petruccelli, Umberto. ITE JOURNAL, (August 2003) - Citation
- “Hospital preparedness in earthquake zones: a must”. Ammar, Ahmed. PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE, (November-December 2008) - Citation
- “Modelling the elements of country vulnerability to earthquake disasters”. Asef, M. R. DISASTERS, (September 2008) - Citation
- “Earthquake early warning systems: an investment that pays off in seconds”. Cua, Georgia. NATURAL HAZARDS OBSERVER, (May 2008) - Citation
- “Implications of hospital evacuation after the Northridge, California, earthquake”. Schultz, Carl H. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, (April 3, 2003) - Citation
- “Early post-traumatic stress disorder in relation to acute stress reaction: an ICD-10 study among help seekers following an earthquake”. Soldatos, Constantin R. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, (August 30, 2006) - Citation
- “Sizing up earthquake damage: differing points of view”. Hough, Susan E. GEOTIMES, (July 2007) - Citation
- “Community diagnosis for sustainable disaster preparedness”. Matsuda, Yoko. JOURNAL OF NATURAL DISASTER SCIENCE, (2006) - Citation
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Online reports/documents/guides
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- Impact of earthquakes on the Central USA - Full report - PDF
- Emergency response following the 1994 Northridge earthquake: intergovernmental coordination issues - Full report - PDF
- The ShakeOut Scenario - Full report - PDF
- Fire following earthquake: the ShakeOut Scenario supplemental study - Full report - PDF
- 1868 Hayward earthquake: 140-year retrospective - Full report - PDF
- Incremental seismic rehabilitation of office buildings - Full report - PDF
- Living with earthquakes-Full report - PDF
- The Lisbon earthquake of 1755: the first modern disaster- Full report - PDF
- Perceptions of acceptable levels of performance of different elements in the built environment in the event of a major earthquake - Full report - PDF
- Earthquake safety guide for homeowners - Full report - PDF
- Earthquake safety checklist - Full report - PDF
- Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: humanitarian assistance and relief operations - Full report - PDF
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Multimedia Resources
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- Personal survival kit for earthquakes & other disasters ( 2004) [dvd] - Citation
- The great San Francisco earthquake (2006) [dvd] - Citation
- Nature unleashed: earthquake (2005) [dvd] - Citation
- Earthquake response San Francisco Oakland Bay Area (1989) [video journal] - Citation
- Northridge Meadows apartment collapse (1994) [video journal] - Citation
- Northridge earthquake: Los Angeles, CA (1994) [video journal] - Citation
- Managing risk in earthquake country (2006) [cd-rom] - Citation
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