Earthquake Alert - Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition - Disaster Alert! Author:Shilpa Mehta-Jones FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Explains the science of earthquakes, including Earth's layers, plate tectonics, and major fault lines; types of seismic waves; technology used for forecasting, predicting, and measuring earthquakes; and devastation from tsunamis, landslides, and f