The 1985 prediction of a characteristic magnitude 6 Parkfield earthquake was unsuccessful, since no significant event occurred in the 95% time window (1985–1993) anywhere near Parkfield. The magnitude 6 earthquake near Parkfield in 2004 failed to satisfy the prediction not just because it was late; it also differed in character from the 1985 prediction and was expectable according to a simple n...

This paper explores the effects of the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on the wages of people in the area of the earthquake over the 17 years after its occurrence and identified which part of the wage distribution has been most affected by this event by comparing the wage distributions of disaster victims and non-victims. To do this, we used three decomposition methods, developed by (i) Oaxaca (1...

An earthquake is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth occurs without prior warning to the society. The occurrence of an earthquake in a populated area may cause numerous casualties and injuries as well as extensive damage to property [4-5]. At present there is no tool available to an Engineer or Expert to assess the quantum of an earthquake disaster of an area with degree of cert...

To identify a set of earthquake precursors for predicting earthquakes in different tectonic environments, a series of geo-scientific tools and methodologies based on rigorous assessment of multi-parameters have been developed by different researchers without complete success in earthquake prediction. The aim of earthquake forecasting involve multi-components analysis in implementing probabilist...

The Iranian plateau has been known as one of the most seismically active regions of the world, and it frequently suffers destructive and catastrophic earthquakes that cause heavy loss of human life and widespread damage. Earthquakes are regularly felt on all sides of the region. Prediction of the occurrence location of the future earthquakes along with determining the probability percentage can...

The distribution of inter-occurrence time between seismic events is a quantity of great interest in seismic risk assessment. We evaluate this distribution for different models of earthquakes occurrence and follow two distinct approaches: The non homogeneous Poissonian and the non Poissonian one. In all cases we obtain either a power law or a power law damped by an exponential factor behaviour. ...

A previous formula of the author's has been adapted to give the volume V of the region in which the material is near breaking-point, just prior to an extreme earthquake, in terms of the released energy and breaking-strength near the focus. In the light of recent earthquake energy-magnitude data of Gutenberg, Richter, and Benioff, it is inferred that V is at least of the order of the volume of a...

Earthquake prediction is an area of research of great scientific and public fascination. The reason for this is not only that earthquakes can cause extremely large numbers of fatalities in a short time, but also because earthquakes can have a large social and economic impact on society. Earthquake prediction in the sense of making deterministic predictions about the place, time, and magnitude o...

BACKGROUND Critical analysis of shortcomings of emergency medical management of earthquake casualties will provide an invaluable insight to improve outcomes for future events. Using a critical analysis methodology to evaluate the quality of emergency medical management after Bam earthquake, we suggest a practical strategic approach to decrease morbidity and mortality after such events. METHOD...

e examined ambulance records from Miyagi prefecture and reported that the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including heart failure (HF), acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stroke, and cardiopulmonary arrest, had increased after the Great East Japan Earthquake (magnitude 9.0 on March 11, 2011).1 However, because the ambulance records were made in the emergency rooms by doctors who were ...