Problems on earthquake disasters in rural area are discussed through the experiences due to recent damaging earthquakes attacked Hokkaido, northern Japan. In the field of earthquake disaster engineering, main concern has been focused on the problems in the densely populated area in large cities. It is obvious that in a large city seismic risk is very high because of concentration of vulnerable ...

Epidemic-type aftershock sequence (ETAS) point processes are a common model for the occurrence of earthquake events. ETAS models consist of a stationary background Poisson process modeling spontaneous earthquakes and a triggering kernel representing the space-time-magnitude distribution of aftershocks. Two popular non-parametric methods for estimation of the background intensity include histogr...

PTSD is considered the most common negative psychological reactions among survivors following an earthquake. The present study sought to find out the determinants of PTSD in earthquake survivors using a systematic meta-analysis. Four electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and PsycInfo) were used to search for observational studies about PTSD following earthquakes. The literature ...

As demonstrated in recent disasters such as the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) earthquakes, urban areas can suffer potentially large economic losses when highway transportation systems are damaged in seismic events. This paper addresses the development of performance measures for highway systems that are suitable for estimating the economic impact of earthquake damage. Economic ...

The damage wrought by the earthquake that recently struck Guatemala evoked a commendable and efficient national response. It also led to international relief activity that was clearly instrumental in assisting the country's short-term recovery efforts. At the same time, this initial recovery period caused a good deal of experience to be gained in the field of disaster management. Some of the le...

This study aims to determine the impact of earthquake on elderly group in Mereudu District, Pidie Jaya Regency. uses a descriptive percentage analysis, objects this are all seniors who The scope research is limited households and external assistance post-earthquake recovery data used were sourced from primary obtained by conducting direct interviews with elderly, secondary libraries, reports re...

The concepts of seismic resilience need a unified terminology and a common reference frame for quantitative evaluation of such resilience. The evaluation can be based on non-dimensional analytical functions related to loss variation within a specified “recovery period”. The path to recovery usually depends on available resources and may take different shapes which can be estimated by proper rec...