When Worlds Quake

"The science is fascinating, and Tkalčić’s descriptions of his own fieldwork are riveting reminders of just how hard won the everyday facts of science really are. The author’s decades of research inform every page, and his enthusiasm for his subject is contagious."

"The science is fascinating, and Tkalčić’s descriptions of his own fieldwork are riveting reminders of just how hard won the everyday facts of science really are. The author’s decades of research inform every page, and his enthusiasm for his subject is contagious."

"Anyone curious about the science of earthquakes will find much of interest."

"Educational and at times downright entertaining. [ When Worlds Quake ] combines science and history, grand adventures, the personal experience of a dedicated, passionate geophysicist, and engages us with the depth and breadth of current research in the earth sciences." ---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds

Hrvoje Tkalčić is professor and head of Geophysics at the Australian National University, where he is director of the Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Monitoring Facility. Recipient of the Price Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, he is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the American Geophysical Union, recognized for his fundamental contributions to the study of Earth’s interior. His books include The Earth’s Inner Core .