Economic impacts of seismic risk
... housing was extensive. Out of a total housing stock of approximately 220,000 homes, around 165,000 were impacted, including many that are now uninhabitable. There has also been substantial damage to commercial assets and infrastructure, particularly within Christchurch’s central business district. I ...
... housing was extensive. Out of a total housing stock of approximately 220,000 homes, around 165,000 were impacted, including many that are now uninhabitable. There has also been substantial damage to commercial assets and infrastructure, particularly within Christchurch’s central business district. I ...
Azores seismogenic zones
... significant differences in strain between the MAR-Terceira and Terceira-Gloria Fault. These differences recently corroborated by Bezzeghoud et al. (2014) using the total seismic moment tensor. Then, we correlate these areas with focal mechanisms, tectonic of the islands and historical seismicity. Th ...
... significant differences in strain between the MAR-Terceira and Terceira-Gloria Fault. These differences recently corroborated by Bezzeghoud et al. (2014) using the total seismic moment tensor. Then, we correlate these areas with focal mechanisms, tectonic of the islands and historical seismicity. Th ...
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... faults in the Azerbaijan area are mostly Cenozoic in or younger. The data presented demonstrate clearly that geological structures are commonly repeated at all scales from outcrop to regional. Several regional earthquakes have been strongly felt and caused damages in and around Tabriz during history ...
... faults in the Azerbaijan area are mostly Cenozoic in or younger. The data presented demonstrate clearly that geological structures are commonly repeated at all scales from outcrop to regional. Several regional earthquakes have been strongly felt and caused damages in and around Tabriz during history ...
Earthquake Disaster Simulation in Immersive 3D Environment
... is most appropriate in regions with frequent earthquakes, while the response may be highly inappropriate resulting in avoidable casualties in regions with infrequent earthquakes. This is due to better training of the human mind to recognise an earthquake and determine safety actions during an earthq ...
... is most appropriate in regions with frequent earthquakes, while the response may be highly inappropriate resulting in avoidable casualties in regions with infrequent earthquakes. This is due to better training of the human mind to recognise an earthquake and determine safety actions during an earthq ...
Seismic Assessment of Existing Buildings
... 2. Definition of more efficient strategies of intervention; 3. Improvement of seismic strengthening solutions; 4. Formation of a legal framework for rehabilitation actions; 5. Civil and technical education and spread of information; 6. Creation of master-plans for seismic rehabilitation; ...
... 2. Definition of more efficient strategies of intervention; 3. Improvement of seismic strengthening solutions; 4. Formation of a legal framework for rehabilitation actions; 5. Civil and technical education and spread of information; 6. Creation of master-plans for seismic rehabilitation; ...
conditional probabilities of occurrence of moderate earthquakes in
... independent seismogenic source zones having individual characteristics. These source zones were chosen on the basis of Khattri et al. (1984) in which the whole country is divided into 24 source zones. Figure 1. shows the source zones considered in the study for seismic hazard assessment. The zone I ...
... independent seismogenic source zones having individual characteristics. These source zones were chosen on the basis of Khattri et al. (1984) in which the whole country is divided into 24 source zones. Figure 1. shows the source zones considered in the study for seismic hazard assessment. The zone I ...
Why We Need a New Paradigm of Earthquake Occurrence
... Paleoearthquake and fault slip‐rate data are combined with the CIT‐USGS catalog for the period 1944 to 1992 to examine the shape of the magnitude‐frequency distribution along the major strike‐slip faults of southern California. The resulting distributions for the Newport‐Inglewood, Elsinore, Garlock ...
... Paleoearthquake and fault slip‐rate data are combined with the CIT‐USGS catalog for the period 1944 to 1992 to examine the shape of the magnitude‐frequency distribution along the major strike‐slip faults of southern California. The resulting distributions for the Newport‐Inglewood, Elsinore, Garlock ...
2010 Pichilemu earthquake
The 2010 Pichilemu earthquake (Spanish: Terremoto de Pichilemu de 2010), also known as the Libertador O'Higgins earthquake, was a 6.9 MW intraplate earthquake that struck Chile's O'Higgins Region on 11 March 2010. The earthquake was centred 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the city of Pichilemu, according to the University of Chile Seismological Service.The earthquake was caused by increased regional stress arising from an earthquake on 27 February, centered offshore Maule Region, which was felt throughout central Chile. The 11 March earthquake was at first thought to be an aftershock from the 27 February event, but University of Chile Seismologist Jaime Campos identified it as an ""independent earthquake"". The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center pointed out the possibility of local tsunamis within 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the epicentre, although small, but violent waves were seen in the Pichilemu and Bucalemu area. One person was reported dead. At least eleven aftershocks immediately followed, causing panic throughout coastal towns between the Coquimbo and Los Lagos regions.The earthquake was specially destructive in the epicentre town, Pichilemu, capital of Cardenal Caro Province. The city hosts five National Monuments of Chile, of which two, the Agustín Ross Park and the Agustín Ross Cultural Centre, were seriously damaged by the earthquake. It also damaged the villages of La Aguada and Cardonal de Panilonco. Rancagua, the capital of O'Higgins Region, was also damaged, leading President Sebastián Piñera to declare a catastrophe state in O'Higgins Region.