Open AccessSeismic Hazard and Public Safety
Author(s) -
Marzocchi Warner
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo270005
Subject(s) - seismology , seismic hazard , hazard , probabilistic logic , china , reliability (semiconductor) , port (circuit theory) , geology , geography , statistics , engineering , archaeology , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry
The recent destructive earthquakes in Wenchuan (China), L'Aquila (Italy), Port‐au‐Prince (Haiti), Christchurch (New Zealand), and Tohoku (Japan) have reignited the discussion over seismic safety. Several scientists [e.g., Stein et al ., 2012; Wyss et al ., 2012] have questioned the reliability of some seismic hazard maps based on the probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA)—a widely used probabilistic approach that estimates the likelihood of various levels of ground shaking occurring at a given location in a given future time period—raising an intense discussion on this specific point [ Hanks et al ., 2012; Frankel , 2013; Stein et al ., 2013].