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From: Natural Disasters, by Patrick Abbot (used w/o permission)

A 2-dimensional seismic gap

From: Natural Disasters, by Patrick Abbot (used w/o permission)

Building at USGS Menlo Park, retro-fitted to be earthquake-resistant Photo by Donald Hyndman, taken from: Natural Hazards and Disasters by Hyndman & Hundman (used w/o permission)

Photo by Patrick Abbot, taken from: Natural Disasters, by Patrick Abbot (used w/o permission)

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From: Natural Disasters, by Patrick Abbot (used w/o permission)

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ACTIVE VOLCANISM (CSAV) OUTREACH

From: Natural Disasters, by Patrick Abbot (used w/o permission)