Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), Volume 131 (1989), No. 4

Seismic waves – generated both by natural earthquakes and by man-made sources – have produced an enormous amount of information about the Earth's interior.

Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), Volume 128 (1988), No. 1/2

Consisting of more than 150 articles written by leading experts, this authoritative reference encompasses the entire field of solid-earth geophysics. It describ

Earthquakes come and go as they please, leaving behind them trails of destruc tion and casualties. Although their occurrence is little affected by what we do or