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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES

THIRD EDITION

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

EARTHQUAKES AND

VOLCANOES

THIRD EDITION

ALEXANDER E. GATES, PH.D.

AND DAVID RITCHIE

Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Third Edition

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Gates, Alexander E., 1957–

Encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes.—3rd ed. / Alexander E. Gates and David Ritchie.

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Ritchie’s name appears first on the previous ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8160-6302-8 (acid-free paper)

1. Earthquakes—Encyclopedias. 2. Volcanoes—Encyclopedias. I. Ritchie, David, 1952 Sept. 18-

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