SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Web Sites

Earthquake information at the U.S. Geological Survey (http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/)

The next big earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area may come sooner than you think. Are you prepared? (http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/hazprep/BayAreaInsert/)

The Loma Prieta Earthquake 10 Years Later, 1989 - 1999, Progress Toward a Safer Future Since the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake (http://ncweb-menlo.wr.usgs.gov/study/LomaPrietaAnniversary/)

References

Bolton, P.A., ed., 1993, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Public response: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1553-B, 69 p.

Borcherdt, R.D., ed., 1994, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Strong ground motion: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-A, 272 p.

Çelebi, Mehmet, ed., 1998, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Building structures: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1552-C, 186 p.

Harris, R.A., ed., 1998, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Forecasts: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1550-B, 28 p.

Holzer, T.L., ed., 1998, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Liquefaction: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-B, 314 p.

Johnston, M.J.S., ed., 1993, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Preseismic observations: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1550-C, 85 p.

Keefer, D.K., ed., 1998, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Landslides: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-C, 185 p.

Nakata, J.K., Meyer, C.E., Wilshire, H.G., Tinsley, J.C., and Updegrove, W.S., 1990, Photographs from the October 17th 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 90-547, 103 slides.

Nigg, J.M., ed., 1998, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Recovery, mitigation, and reconstruction: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1553-D, 90 p.

O'Rourke, T.D., ed., 1992, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Marina District: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-F, 215 p.

Plafker, G., and Galloway, J.P., 1989, Lessons Learned from the Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1045, 48 p.

Prose, D., 1990, Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake—A collection of video images: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 90-12-A, 65 minutes. Media Curator, Michael Moore, U.S. Geological Survey Library (650) 329-5009.

Prose, D., 1990, When the Bay area quakes. Made for TV documentary: U.S. Geological Survey, 20 minutes. Distributed by University of California, Berkeley Media Extension, (510) 642-0462.

Ramseyer, C., 1989, Color photographs showing examples of structural damage and surficial effects of the M 7.1, October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta, California earthquake: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 89-687.

Reasenberg, P.A., ed., 1997, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Aftershocks and postseismic effects: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1550-D, 312 p.

Rojstaczer, Stuart, ed., 1994, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Hydrologic disturbances: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-E, 64 p.

Schiff, A.J., ed., 1998, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Lifelines: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1552-A, 133 p.

Simpson, R.W., ed., 1994, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Tectonic processes and models: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1550-F, 131 p.

Spudich, Paul, ed., 1996, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Main shock characteristics: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1550-A, 297 p.

Tubbesing, S.K., ed., 1994, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Loss estimation and procedures: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1553-A, 77 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1989, The Loma Prieta Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Earthquakes and Volcanoes, vol. 21 #5.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, The Loma Prieta Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Earthquakes and Volcanoes, vol. 21 #6.

Van Anne, Craig, and Scawthorn, Charles, eds., 1994, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Fire, police, transportation and hazardous materials: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1553-C, 44 p.

Yashinsky, Mark, ed., 1998, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Highway systems: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1552-B, 191 p.

Yashinsky, Mark, ed., 1998, The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Earth structures and engineering characterization of ground motion: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1552-D, 80 p.

Professional Papers 1550 through 1553

Tables of Contents for U.S. Geological Survey Professional Papers 1550 through 1553. This is a PDF containing the tables of contents for the above-listed papers in this series (/web_pages/P1550-1553_TOC.pdf; 396 KB).