Earthquake
Discover the latest commentary on major earthquakes around the globe together with new insights on earthquake risk modeling.
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Earthquake Hazard: What Has New Zealand’s Kaikou...
The northeastern end of the South Island is a tectonically complex region with the plate motion primarily accommodated through a series of…
New Zealand’s Kaikoura Earthquake: What Have We ...
The Kaikoura Earthquake of November 14 occurred in a relatively low population region of New Zealand, situated between Christchurch and…
New Zealand Earthquake – Early Perspectives
On Monday 14 November 2016 Dr Robert Muir-Wood, RMS chief research officer who is an earthquake expert and specialist in catastrophe risk…
India’s Need for Disaster Risk Reduction: Can it...
This was the first time I’d ever heard a Prime Minister praising the benefits of “risk mapping.” Mid-morning on Thursday November 3 in a vast…
The Cure for Catastrophe?
On August 24, 2016 – just a few weeks ago – an earthquake hit a remote area of the Apennine mountains of central Italy in the middle of the…
Searching for Clues After the Ecuador Earthquake
Reconnaissance work is built into the earthquake modeler’s job description – the backpack is always packed and ready. Large earthquakes are…
