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240 pages: illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits Contents includes: Introduction : living on shaking ground -- Science -- Prehistory : lessons for tomorrow -- Adventures in the nineteenth century -- The deeper story : Wellington's 'big one' -- Twentieth-century upsurges and downswings -- The deeper story : Hawke's Bay -- Twenty-first century -- The deeper story : Christchurch 2010-11 -- Living with earthquakes Summary: This book investigates our turbulent tectonics. It tells us how earthquakes are measured and described, and how scientists predict future shakes. It details New Zealand's lesser known quakes, quakes that have had deadly consequences, and the tremors that recently hit the lower North Island.... We all need to know what's happened in the past, the science behind it, and what's next. (Back cover)