Losses Associated with Secondary Effects in Earthquakes
The number of earthquakes with high damage and high losses has been limited to around 100 events since 1900. Looking at historical losses from 1900 onward, we see that around 100 key earthquakes (or around 1% of damaging earthquakes) have caused around 93% of fatalities globally. What is indeed inte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Built Environment |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2017.00030/full |