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Figures
Figure 1: US Army Corps of Engineers.
Figure 3: John S. Shelton.
Figure 5: Plafker, G. and Galloway, J.P. (1989) Lessons learned from the Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17th, 1989, USGS Circular 1045, United States Geological Survey.
Figure 6: Adapted from Mestel, R. (1995) Minor fault, major disaster, New Scientist, 28 January 1995, IPC Magazines Ltd.
Figure 7: Adapted from the British Geological Survey World Seismicity Database. Global Seismology and Geomagnetism Group, Edinburgh.
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