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3 de jun. de 2015 · Strong Motion is a political thriller about a series of earthquakes in and around Boston, but it is also a love story. Louis Holland, a young graduate of Rice who’s moved to Somerville, Massachusetts to work for a radio station, falls for the older, wiser Renée, a Harvard seismologist. Earthquakes are a fruitful metaphor for their ...
12 de oct. de 2021 · Louis Holland arrives in Boston in a spring of strange happenings—earthquakes strike the city, and the first one kills his grandmother. During a bitter feud over the inheritance, Louis falls in love with a young seismologist, Renée Seitchek, whose theory about the origin of the earthquakes turns his world upside down. “Strong Motion seems ...
During a bitter feud over the inheritance, Louis falls in love with a young seismologist, Renée Seitchek, whose theory about the origin of the earthquakes turns his world upside down.“No doubt about it: Jonathan Franzen . . . is one of the most extraordinary writers around.” —Newsweek“Strong Motion seems for a while like a brilliant chaos.
Other articles where Strong Motion is discussed: Jonathan Franzen: Franzen’s second novel, Strong Motion (1992), draws on the author’s experience working in the field of seismology. Set in Boston, it tells of a Harvard seismologist who discovers a link between unexplained earthquakes and the disposal of chemical waste.
Abstract. The history and developments of strong-motion observation in Japan are reviewed. A special attention is paid to the recent developments of instruments and nation-wide observation networks. After the 1995 Hyogoken Nanbu earthquake, thousands of strong-motion seismographs and seismic intensity meters were installed all over Japan.
When using the SHARE strong motion database, please reference: D. Giardini et al (2013) Seismic Hazard Harmonization in Europe (SHARE): Online Data Resource doi: 10.12686/SED-00000001-SHARE. Yenier E, Sandikkaya M.A, and Akkar S , Fundamental Features of the Extended Strong-Motion Databank prepared for the SHARE Project, Deliverable D4.1.
Strong-motion seismology is concerned with earthquake ground motion in the amplitude range that poses the threat of human injury or property damage. Because the occurrence of strong motion cannot be predicted in advance and because the time between significant events at any one place may range from tens to thousands of years, strong-motion data ...
