| I. | Boosters and Quakers: Three Centuries of People and Earthquakes in California |
| II. | Tectonic Plates, Geologic Time, and Earthquakes 1. A Concept of Time 2. Plate Tectonics 3. Earhquake Basics 4. The San Andreas Fault System: The Big One 5. The Transverse Ranges: LA in the Squeeze 6. Shakes in the Back Country: Decades of Violence, Millennia of Silence 7. Cascadia 8. Memories of the Future: The Uncertain Art of Earthquake Forecasting |
| III. | Shaky Ground and Big Waves 9. Solid Rock and Bowls of Jello 10. Tsunami! |
| IV. | Prevention and Countermeasures 11. Earthquake Insurance: Betting Against Earthquakes 12. Is Your Home Ready for an Earthquake? 13. Earthquake Design of large Structures 14. The Federal Government and Earthquakes 15. The Role of State and Local Government 16. Preparing for the Next Earthquake 17. An Uncertain Appointment with a Restless Earth |
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