"Version: 20181001"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The size of earthquakes -- 2. Causes and effects -- 3. Modelling earthquake hazard -- 4. Ancient methods -- 5. Position, velocity and acceleration -- 6. Strength, flexibility and elasticity -- 7. Calculations and authentic assessment -- …