United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Information Bulletins.

These softcover papers measure 9x6", illustrated, photos, 30-50 pages each. Published by the Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. I have listed most of the main feature articles in each issue. If you want the whole run, make an offer.

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Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 11(4), July-August 1979, pp. 118-151. (Back cover on 11(4) has short edge tear.) $5
Seismology on Mars.
Trees as indicators of past movements on the San Andreas fault.
Tsunami alerting systems.
Earthquakes, January-February 1979.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol.11 (5), Sept.-Oct. 1979, pp 154-187. $5
Forensic seismology.
International seismological centre.
New Zealand and Antarctic seismology.
Earthquakes near Cadoux, Western Australia, June 1979.
Earthquakes, March-April 1979.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 11(6), Nov.-Dec. 1979, pp. 190-239. $5
Microearthquake networks and earthquake prediction.
Southern California cooperative seismic network.
Changes in the seismicity of central California.
The Parkfield prediction experiment.
Monitoring seismic wave velocities in situ.
Records of prehistoric earthquakes in sedimentary deposits in lakes.
Soviet prediction of a major earthquake.
Earthquakes, May-June 1979.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 12(1), Jan.-Feb. 1980, pp. 2-43. $5
An interview with Charles F. Richter (of the Richter scale).
Calculating the Richter magnitude of a local earthquake.
The size of earthquakes.
Estimating earthquake potential.
Studies in historical seismicity and tectonics.
Earthquakes, July-August 1979.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 12(2), March-April 1980, pp. 46-83. (Rough cover corner tip). $5
Sir Harodl Jeffreys.
Seismology at the Australian National University, Anton L. Hales.
Earthquake prediction in the Soviet Union, I.L. Nersesov.
Seismology in South America, Alberto Giesecke.
Carlisle Earthquake of December 26, 1979, in Northern England.
Earthquakes, September-October 1979.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 12(3), May-June 1980, pp. 86-123. $5
Earthquake alarm – operating the seismograph states at the University of California, Berkeley.
The southern California uplift revisited.
Lifeline earthquake engineering, C. Martin Duke.
Andrija Mohorovicic.
Earthquakes, November-December 1979.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 12(4), July-August 1980, pp. 126-165. $8
Very nice cover photo of Mount St. Helens.
This is a VOLCANOES special issue.
Jupiter and the Voyager mission.
Monitoring active volcanoes.
Mount St. Helens Volcano.
Volcano hazards – lessons learned in the eastern Caribbean.
Eruptions on Mount Etna during 1979.
What to do when a volcano erupts.
More.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 12(5), Sept.-Oct. 1980, pp. 170-207. $8
Special issue : Earthquake education in California.
Girl Scouts promote earthquake awareness.
Grassroots movement in Glendora, California.
Children and the San Fernando earthquake (dealing with mental trauma).
Earthquake hazard hunt.
San Juan Bautista earthquake walk.
Earthquakes, Jan.-Feb. 1980.
More.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 12(6), Nov.-Dec. 1980, pp. 210-239. $5
Tremors from earthquakes and blasting in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana.
Continuous monitoring of Mount St. Helens volcano.
Earthquakes, March-April 1980.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 13(1), Jan.-Feb. 1981, pp. 2-35. $5
A visit to Tangshan, China.
Charles Darwin and the 1835 earthquake at Concepcion, Chile.
Preliminary observations on the Campania-Basilicata, Italy earthquake of November 23, 1980.
The Algerian earthquake of October 10, 1980 – preliminary report.
Earthquakes, May-June 1980.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 13(3), May-June 1981, pp. 78-119. $5
Two examples of seismic zonation in the San Francisco Bay region.
Fort Tejon, California earthquake of 1857.
Earthquakes, September-October 1980.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 13(4), July-August 1981, pp. 122-159. $4
Seismicity of Ethiopia, active plate tectonics.
Etna erupts again, March 1981.
News from the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong.
Earthquakes, November-December 1980.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 13(5), Sept.-Oct. 1981, pp. 162-199. $3
The U.S. earthquake prediction program.
Assessing the risk of earthquakes in the Eastern United States.
Earthquakes, January – April 1981 (4 months).

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 13(6), Nov.-Dec. 1981, pp. 202-239. (back cover has short tear). $3
Earthquake triggered landslides form lakes in New Zealand.
Eastern front of the Sierra Nevada – prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruption.
Earthquakes, May-August 1981 (4 months).

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 14(1), Jan.-Feb. 1982, pp. 2-43. $5
Seismology and earthquake engineering in Mexico and Central and South America.
Seismic prevention in Argentina.
Seismology in Bolivia.
Seismology in Brazil.
Earthquake engineering research program in Chile.
Earthquake engineering activities in Costa Rica.
Seismology in Mexico.
Engineering aspects of seismological studies in Peru.
Progress of the seismological program in El Salvador.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 14(2), March-April 1982, pp. 46-79. $3
Neat cover photo of measuring lava temperature in Hawaii, 1,130 C.
Sir William Hamilton, pioneer volcanologist.
Earthquakes, Sept-Oct. 1981.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 14(3), May-June 1982, pp. 82-119. $5
Volcanic hazard alert issued for the Long Valley – Mono Lake area of California.
Jack London and the San Francisco earthquake.
Earthquakes and risk in California.
Seismology in Iraq.
Earthquakes, Nov.-Dec. 1981.

Earthquake Information Bulletin Vol. 14(4), July-August 1982, pp. 122-159. $3
The Cerro Galan Caldera, Argentina.
Southern California’s Last Great Earthquake and clues about the next one.
Cooperative seismology studies between the US and China.
Earthquakes, Jan.-Feb- 1982.

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