Open AccessLiving on an Active Earth: Perspectives on Earthquake Science
Author(s) -
Lay Thorne
Publication year - 2004
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 - 10.1029/2004eo050011
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , work (physics) , geological survey , seismology , earthquake prediction , geology , forensic engineering , geography , political science , engineering , law , geophysics , mechanical engineering
The annualized long‐term loss due to earthquakes in the United States is now estimated at $4.4 billion per year. A repeat of the 1923 Kanto earthquake, near Tokyo, could cause direct losses of $2–3 trillion. With such grim numbers, which are guaranteed to make you take its work seriously, the NRC Committee on the Science of Earthquakes begins its overview of the emerging multidisciplinary field of earthquake science. An up‐to‐date and forward‐looking survey of scientific investigation of earthquake phenomena and engineering response to associated hazards is presented at a suitable level for a general educated audience.