Earthquakes

Engaging, surprising and educational. That's what reading about the tragic earthquakes and tsunamis of 1755, 1906, 1960, 1985, 2004, 2011 and 2023 is like. How have these events influenced our understanding of the planet we live on? How did they shape the fates of individual countries and what warnings do they hold for the future? How have the lessons learned from earthquakes been applied to human missions to the Moon and Mars?
These questions and many more are answered in this superbly written publication by Slovak seismologists. It is a valuable source of information for anyone who wants to learn about the latest findings on the role of seismology and the work of seismologists, as well as the major earthquakes in human history that have changed the face of cities and societies themselves.
The book is supplemented with colour illustrations. It was first published in Slovak by Grada in 2023, and in autumn 2024 it was published in English by Spinger Nature.