Book “Earthquake Storms: An Unauthorized Biography of the San Andreas Fault"

[HiThere]

I just read an excerpt from this book here:

_http://www.salon.com/2014/02/15/west_coast_apocalypse_how_earthquake_storms_could_devastate_california/

...One such period of increased seismic activity had started in A.D. 343, when an earthquake struck northeast Turkey. Then in A.D. 358, a second earthquake happened to the west. Others followed, also in northern Turkey, in 362 and 368. Then between 394 and 412 A.D., six earthquakes occurred near Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul. Also during the late fourth and early fifth centuries, major earthquakes shook the southern Italian peninsula, the island of Sicily, and Libya in northern Africa, as well as the Holy land and Cyprus. One of the largest events occurred in 365, when the southern shoreline of Crete was pushed up as much as 27 feet, comparable to the maximum amount of uplift recorded along the coast of Alaska in 1964—meaning the 365 earthquake had been a colossal event. In all, during the second half of the fourth century and the first few decades of the fifth century A.D., at least a dozen damaging earthquakes hit the central and eastern Mediterranean region. Nur’s examination of earthquake catalogues also showed that the centuries immediately before and after were periods of relative seismic quiet.

Amazon has the book here: _http://www.amazon.com/Earthquake-Storms-Unauthorized-Biography-Andreas-ebook/dp/B00HVPI16M/?tag=saloncom08-20


I don't know if this book is known in the forum beforehand, but thought it worth mentioning.

 

[LIV]

interesting that the movie is coming out and that all of these earthquakes are happening. Seems like a prewritten script is being played out ... hmm ...

 

[Xico]

Yes indeed, and not to mentioned that California has been quite lately, no major quakes, just a few 3.ners only... I guess this San Andrea's fault hasn't realesed enough energy. kind of scary thought as well