Open AccessThe Taveuni earthquake Fiji on 17 November 1979
Author(s) -
Alan Paterson,
Rozanne Lanczak Williams
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.13.2.194-201
Subject(s) - seismology , foreshock , government (linguistics) , earthquake casualty estimation , geography , geology , urban seismic risk , forensic engineering , aftershock , engineering , seismic hazard , linguistics , philosophy
Following the 17th November 1979 Taveuni earthquake, the authors were sent by the Fiji Government to inspect earthquake damage. The damage was assessed at $0.75m. This paper is based on their reports and makes recommendations relevant to Pacific Island construction.