This textbook is written for students of technical universities, for successful study of the direction of "Earthquake Engineering". When preparing the textbook, the author relied on the materials of many foreign authors "Fundamentals of Earth Physics", "Seismology", "Geophysics", as well as on Internet sites devoted to earth physics, seismology and earthquakes.The manual is intended for students of specialties "Introduction to specialty", "Construction of buildings and structures (by types)", "Architecture", "Production of construction materials", "Hydraulic engineering construction", "Applied geodesy", "Geophysics", "Seismology", "Seismic construction", "Earthquake-resistant construction" as well as "Industrial and civil construction". It can be used by professors and lecturers engaged in learning and teaching.