In the framework of investigation the deductive probabilistic approach of hazard assessment has been applied to the Moldova Republic territory for reviewing the present seismic zoning. The main results presented in this paper are the MSK-intensity and PGA-acceleration maps for 500, 1000 and 10 000 years return periods.

A probabilistic method that takes account of the ordinal character of the MSK Scale has been adapted to generate a 1755 seismic intensity map for the Iberian Peninsula. Statistical models are employed to estimate isoseismals and to compute standard error uncertainties. The output includes intensity maps, estimates of the effects associated with each intensity level, and estimates of the distrib...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare retrospectively the characteristics of chest injuries and frequencies of other, concurrent injuries in patients after earthquakes of different seismic intensity. METHODS We compared the cause, type, and body location of chest injuries as well as the frequencies of other, concurrent injuries in patients admitted to our hospital after the Wenchuan...

Seismic hazard analyses are associated with large uncertainties when historical data are insufficient to define secular rates of seismicity. Such uncertainties may be decreased with geological data in areas where seismicity is shallow and produced by Quaternary faulting. To illustrate, we examine intraplate Japan. Large intraplate earthquakes in Japan characteristically produce surface ruptures...

In February 2002, a receiver was put into operation at the Department of Physics of Bari University (Southern Italy) to record VLF-LF radio signals. The intensity and the phase of the signals transmitted by GB (f =16 kHz, United Kingdom), FR (f =20.9 kHz, France), GE (f =23.4 kHz, Germany), IC (f =37.5 kHz, Island) and IT (f =54 kHz, Sicily, Italy) has been monitored with a 5 s sampling rate. T...

Breginjski kot is among the most endangered seismic zones in Slovenia with the seismic hazard assessed to intensity IX MSK and the design ground acceleration of 0.250 g, both for 500-year return period. The most destructive was the 1976 Friuli Mw = 6.4 earthquake which had maximum intensity VIII-IX. Since the previous microzonation of the area was based solely on the basic geological map and di...

A simple definition of the duration of strong earthquake ground motion based on the mean-square integral of motion has been presented. It is closely related to that part of the strong motion which contributes significantly to the seismic energy as recorded at a point and to the related spectral amplitudes. Correlations have been established between the duration of strong-motion acceleration, ve...