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The beginnings of seismology in North America

March 8, 1979

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.

Citation Information

Publication Year 1979
Title The beginnings of seismology in North America
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS)
Index ID 70175939
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse