Natural disasters are greatly in the news today with the recent hurricanes wrecking havoc in Florida and Texas. However, my guess is not a lot of people were aware of the biggest earthquake which occurred in North America on March 27, 1964 in Alaska. This quake devastated the southern part of the state and more than 130 people were killed. The author not only describes the actual event from the perspective of witnesses to the quake, but details the investigations of geologists following the devastation. As a result of these investigations following this magnitude 9.2 earthquake, geologist George Plafker confirmed the previously controversial theory of plate tectonics. This book is a thorough description of the work of geology and the aftermath of earthquakes It is well researched and well written.
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.
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