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The orphan tsunami of 1700 : Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America

Title
The orphan tsunami of 1700 : Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America / Brian F. Atwater [and others] = [Minashigo Genroku tsunami : oya-jishin wa Hokubei nishi kaigan ni ita / Buraian F. Atowōtā and others].
Publication
Reston, Va. : U.S. Geological Survey ; Seattle : In association with University of Washington Press, 2005.

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Atwater, Brian F.
Description
vii, 133 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 28 cm.
Summary
"One winter's night in the year 1700, a mysterious tsunami flooded fields and washed away houses in Japan. It arrived without the warning that a nearby earthquake usually provides. Samurai, merchants, and villagers recorded the event, but nearly three centuries would pass before discoveries in North America revealed the tsunami's source." "The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 tells the scientific detective story through clues from both sides of the Pacific. The evidence uncovered tells of a catastrophe, a century before Lewis and Clark, that now helps guide preparations for future earthquakes and tsunamis in the United States and Canada."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Professional paper ; 1707
Uniform Title
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1707.
Alternative Title
Minashigo Genroku tsunami : oya-jishin wa Hokubei nishi kaigan ni ita
Subject
  • Paleoseismology > Northwest, Pacific
  • Paleoseismology > Holocene
  • Subduction zones > Northwest, Pacific
  • Tsunamis > Japan > History > 18th century > Sources
Note
  • Parallel title and statement of responsibility also in Japanese characters.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-123) and index.
Language (note)
  • Captions and table of contents also in Japanese.
Contents
1. Unearthed earthquakes -- 2. The orphan tsunami -- Kuwagasaki -- Tsugaruishi -- Otsuchi -- Nakaminato -- Miho -- Tanabe -- 3. The orphan's parent.
ISBN
0295985356 (acid-free paper)
LCCN
2005050401
OCLC
  • OCM60453634
  • SCSB-14005080
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries