The 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, earthquake : a 1986 perspective / by Otto W. Nuttli, G.A. Bollinger, and Robert B. Herrmann.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Nuttli, Otto W., author.

Bollinger, G. A., author.

Herrmann, Robert B., author.

Contributor:

Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

U.S. Geological Survey circular ; 985.

U.S. Geological Survey circular ; 985

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886.

Earthquakes--South Carolina--Charleston Region--History.

Earthquakes.

Charleston (S.C.)--History.

Charleston (S.C.).

South Carolina--Charleston.

South Carolina--Charleston Region.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 52 pages) : illustrations, maps

Manufacture:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Printing Office., 1988.

Place of Publication:

[Reston, Virginia] : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1986.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Foreword

Preface : Charleston and the nation in the 1880's / Nancy Buxton and G. A. Bollinger

Introduction

Properties of the earthquake source

The epicentral area immediately following the 9:50 p.m. origin time

Origin time + 30 seconds : 60 miles distant

Origin time + 45 seconds : 90 miles distant

Origin time + 1 minute : 120 miles distant

Origin time + 2 minutes : 240 miles distant

Origin time + 3 minutes : 360 miles distant

Origin time + 4 minutes : 480 miles distant

Origin time + 5 minutes : 600 miles distant

Origin time + 6 to 8 minutes : 720 miles distant

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2018.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (USGS viewed Feb. 28, 2019).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-48).

Other Format:

Print version: Nuttli, Otto W. 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, earthquake

OCLC:

1043353370

Access Restriction:

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