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exist as to whether this earthquake triggered a major regional tsunami in the northern Bay of Bengal (BoB) that struck …In AD1762, a large earthquake originating within the Arakan Subduction Zone occurred. However, conflicting opinions … southeast Bangladesh. This research aims to review and assess the effects of the AD1762 earthquake in Bangladesh and reviews …
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earthquake risk. While for earthquake hazard-related investigations, the use of remotely sensed data is an established … to assess earthquake risk. These include earthquake hazard-related analysis such as detection and measurement of … survey of the interdisciplinary conceptual literature dealing with the scientific perception of risk, hazard and …
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landslide tsunami hazard is in most regions negligible compared to earthquake tsunami hazard. Large-scale debris flows … transporting a Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment (PTHA) approach from earthquake to landslide tsunamis and that the more … robust Scenario-Based Tsunami Hazard Assessment (SBTHA) approach will still be most efficient to use. Finally, the needs for …
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comparison to that of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Public awareness of tsunami hazard and risk in Canada is low because … edge of the Grand Banks. The tsunami risk along Canada's Arctic coast and along the shores of the Great Lakes is low in … at greatest risk from tsunamis because of the high incidence of earthquakes and landslides in that region. The most …
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The October 2005 earthquake triggered several thousand landslides in the Lesser Himalaya of Kashmir in northern … baseline landsliding frequency over the 4 years, most of the new landslides were likely triggered by the 2005 earthquake and … season reveal that much of the ongoing landsliding occurred along rivers and roads, and the extensive earthquake …
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recommendations on how to mitigate the risk posed by earthquake-induced rock falls in the studied area. Copyright Springer Science …We evaluate rock fall hazard along the railway corridor to Jerusalem, Israel, in the Soreq and Refaim valleys. For the … Type="BoldItalic">m <Subscript> <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">L </Subscript> 6.2 Dead-Sea transform earthquake caused rock …
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need to increment the volcanic risk mitigation efforts. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003 …
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parameters on the resultant tsunami hazard and risk zonation maps was observed. The study shows that regardless of the … clear picture of the risk situation in their countries or regions. This work reviews existing approaches for tsunami risk … assessment and recommends a five-step process for assessing tsunami risk. As a case study, a qualitative risk assessment for a …
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The magnitude 8.1 earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed 52 people when it hit the Solomon Islands on 2 April 2007 … recognize the signs of the impeding tsunami. The indigenous population of Tapurai, which lacks a steep barrier reef to reflect … as an integral tool in basin wide tsunami warning systems has the potential to mitigate disasters in the near field …
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To explore the local tsunami hazard from the Cascadia subduction zone we (1) evaluate geologically reasonable … variability of the earthquake rupture process, (2) specify 25 deterministic earthquake sources, and (3) use resulting vertical … coseismic deformations for simulation of tsunami inundation at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Maximum runup was 9–30 m (NAVD88) from …
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