INTRODUCTION 3 - 4

1) EARTHQUAKE:

1.1) ... a mythological view 5 - 6

1.2) ... a scientific view 7 - 8

2) WHAT IS AN EARTHQUAKE? 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13

3) EARTHQUAKES AND GEOLOGY

3.1) Earth's Plates and Continental Drift 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22

3.2) Type of earthquakes 23 - 24 - 25 - 26

4) THE SEISMIC WAVES

4.1) Propagation of seismic waves 27 - 28 - 29 - 30

4.2) Recording deformation and seismic waves 31 - 32

4.3) The Epicenter 33 - 34 - 35 - 36

5) EARTHQUAKE RELATED DAMAGE AND EFFECTS

5.1) Effects and impacts of earthquakes 37 - 38

5.2) The most devastating earthquakes 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47

5.3) Famous buildings destroyed by earthquakes 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54

5.4) The human life 55 - 56

6) AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE:

6.1) The Civil Defense 57 - 58 - 59 - 60 - 61 - 62 - 63 - 64 - 65

6.2) Relief and humanitarian aid victims 66 - 67 - 68 - 69 - 70 - 71 - 72 - 73 - 74 - 75 - 76 - 77 - 78

6.3) The solidarity postal 79 - 80 - 81 - 82 - 83

6.4) Reconstruction work in the regions destroyed 84 - 85 - 86 - 87 - 88 - 89

6.5) Helping the Animal Victims of Earthquake 90 - 91

7) MAIL IN EARTHQUAKE-HIT AREAS 92 - 93 - 94 - 95

8) STUDYING AND UNDERSTANDING EARTHQUAKES

8.1) Studying earthquakes 96 - 97 - 98 - 99 - 100 - 101 - 102 - 103 - 104 - 105 - 106 - 107 - 108 - 109 - 110 - 111 - 112 - 113

8.2) What to do during an earthquake 114 - 115

8.3) Seeking more safety 116 - 117 - 118 - 119 - 120 - 121 - 122

9) EARTHQUAKE AND CULTURAL EVENTS 123 - 124 - 125 - 126

CONCLUSION 127 - 128