INTRODUCTION 2 - 3

1) EARTHQUAKE:

1.1) ... a mythological view 4

1.2) ... a scientific view 5 - 6

2) WHAT IS AN EARTHQUAKE? 7 - 8 - 9

3) EARTHQUAKES AND GEOLOGY

3.1) Earth's Plates and Continental Drift 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15

3.2) Type of earthquakes 16 - 17 - 18

4) THE SEISMIC WAVES

4.1) Propagation of seismic waves 19 - 20 - 21

4.2) Recording deformation and seismic waves 22 - 23

4.3) The Epicenter 24 - 25 - 26

5) EARTHQUAKE RELATED DAMAGE AND EFFECTS

5.1) Effects and impacts of earthquakes 27 - 28

5.2) The most devastating earthquakes 29 - 30 - 31 - 32

5.3) Famous buildings destroyed by earthquakes 33 - 34 - 35 - 36

5.4) The human life 37 - 38

6) AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE:

6.1) The Civil Defense 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44

6.2) Relief and humanitarian aid victims 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54

6.3) The solidarity postal 55 - 56 - 57 - 58

6.4) Reconstruction work in the regions destroyed 59 - 60 - 61 - 62 - 63

7) MAIL IN EARTHQUAKE-HIT AREAS 64 - 65 - 66

8) STUDYING AND UNDERSTANDING EARTHQUAKES

8.1) Studying earthquakes 67 - 68 - 69 - 70 - 71 - 72 - 73 - 74

8.2) What to do during an earthquake 75

8.3) Seeking more safety 76 - 77 - 78

CONCLUSION 79 - 80