The 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) 1-6 October‚ 2008 Goa‚ India Earthquake Risk Mitigation Strategies in India C. Ghosh National Institute of Disaster Management‚ New Delhi‚ India Keywords: Disaster Management‚ earthquake‚ mitigation‚ building codes‚ ABSTRACT: About 59% of India’s land area is under the threat of moderate to severe earthquake shaking intensity VII and higher. In the last 20 years‚ 8 major
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Who copes better with Earthquakes: HIC or LIC? This report will focus on examples of different earthquakes happening around the world and explain why some countries cope better than others. To cope well‚ the country should have low death tolls‚ good communication with rescue services and other countries willing to help‚ evacuation and other emergency plans are planned well‚ and minimizing the amount of damage done to the country. What are HIC and LIC countries? HIC‚ also known as MEDC‚ stand
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In Baja California and other parts of California west of the San Andreas deficiency‚ is moving upper east with respect to the North American Plate at a rate of a few centimeters for each year. In the event that the development proceeds in light of current circumstances and course‚ in 10 million years‚ Los Angeles‚ presently at low scope‚ will have moved northward to the same scope as San Francisco. In 50 to 60 million years‚ Baja California and parts of California west of the San Andreas flaw will
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Wave A is the S-wave Because the velocity starts at 4 and it reflects at 2‚900 km. also known as the outer core. Wave B is the P-wave because the velocity starts at 8 and it refracts at 2‚900 km. and it refracts at 5‚100 km. also known as the inner core. The mantle starts at 1‚800 km. because wave A and wave B both refract at that point and the outer core starts at 2‚900 km. because wave A reflects from that point and wave B refracts at that point. So the boundary from the mantle to the outer core
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Earthquake Do’s & Don’ts* Disaster is a sudden calamity that brings destruction‚ damage‚ devastation (3Ds) that results loss to life and property. Natural disasters are often frightening and difficult for us to understand‚ because we have no control over when and where they happen. Disasters usually have following features: • Unpredictability • Sudden • Unfamiliarity • Shock reaction • Confusion • Panic God forbid‚ Natural disasters sometimes appear in the form of Earthquakes‚ Volcanic eruptions
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An L.A. County lawmaker announced proposed legislation Monday to create an earthquake-warning system that could give California residents up to 60 seconds advance notice when a temblor strikes. The initial cost estimate of $80 million would help pay for ground sensors and relays that could provide text and mobile alerts in the event of a quake on the San Andreas Fault‚ according to Caltech scientists in Pasadena and state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Van Nuys). "California is going to have an earthquake
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The San Andreas Fault is a fault that goes about 800 miles through California. The fault is named after the San Andreas Lake which is a lake that formed in the middle of the Fault. A fault is a break in the earth’s surface where two tectonic plates meet. The San Andreas Fault forms the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The San Andreas Fault is the most famous fault in the world. It is about ten miles deep. The San Andreas Fault caused the 1906 San Francisco
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The worst earthquake Haiti has experienced in two centuries has hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday (12/01/2010)‚ destroying homes‚ hospitals‚ schools and effecting up to three million people. The earthquake hit at 4:53 PM (Pacific Time)‚ 25 km southwest of Port-au-Prince. The initial shock registered at a magnitude of 7.0 and was followed by two aftershocks of magnitudes of 5.9 and 5.5. More aftershocks are expected to follow in the coming days. The focus occurred at a depth of
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Did a Technician Accurately Forecast the L’Aquila Earthquake--Or Was It a Lucky Guess? Yesterday‚ a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck L’Aquila‚ Italy‚ killing more than 150 people‚ injuring some 1‚000‚ and leaving thousands of people homeless. Soon after the deadly temblor hit‚ news outlets including Time magazine‚ Reuters‚ and The New York Times reported Italian authorities had previously removed from the Internet a warning that a big quake was imminent. The prediction had been posted weeks earlier
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The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a powerful earthquake that shook mainly the city of San Francisco (USA) the morning of April 18‚ 1906. The earthquake was of magnitude between 7.9 and 8.6 degrees Mw1 and its epicenter was according to the experts of the United States Geological Survey‚ on the coast of Daly City and southwest of San Francisco. The main tremors began at 05:12 in the morning along the San Andrés fault. It was felt on the Pacific coast from Oregon to Los Angeles and inland
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