The beginnings of seismology in North America
Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS)
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Abstract
The study of earthquakes advanced somewhat more slowly in North America than it did in Europe and Japan. J.D. Whitney, professor of geology at Harvard University and former State Geologist of California, studied the Owens Valley, Calif., earthquake of 1872 and reported on it that same year.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The beginnings of seismology in North America |
| Series title | Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| First page | 47 |
| Last page | 49 |
| Other Geospatial | North America |
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