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CoseismicDisplacementandRecurrence Intervalof the1973RagayGulfEarthquake,SouthernLuzon,Philippines

Tsutsumi, H.J. S. PerezJ. U. MarjesK. L. PapionaN. T. Ramos
The 1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake produced an onshore surface rupture approximately 30 km in length alongtheGuinayangansegmentofthePhilippinefault in southern Luzon Island. Through ge...

Geometry and structure of the Philippine Fault in Ragay Gulf, southern Luzon

Yasuda, H.Bacolcol, T.Daag, A.Bariso, E.Mitiam, E.Marjes, J.Nakata, T.
A 15 km southward offshore extension of the Philippine Fault in the Ragay Gulf near the east coast of the Bondoc Peninsula is recognized and described with 150 newly acquired, high...

Enhancement of earthquake and volcano monitoring and effective utilization of disaster mitigation information in the Philippines

Inoue, H.Solidum, R. U.
The Philippines is in a Western Pacific Plate subduction zone. As in the case of Japan, earthquake and volcano disasters occur frequently, and therefore disaster measures and predi...

Tsunami Forecasting Due to Seismic Activity in Manila Trench of Malaysia Offshore Oil Blocks

Mardi, N. H.Liew, M. S.Malek, M. A.Abdullah, M. N.
Manila Trench is a potential generation source of tsunami in the South China Sea. Manila Trench is formed when Eurasian Plate is subducted under the Philippine Sea Plate. It has be...

Experimental Study on the Effect of Macroroughness on Tsunami Flow and Loading of Building

Moon, W. C.Chiew, L. Q.Cheong, K. W.Tee, Y. C.Chun, J. B.Lau, T. L.
This study experimentally investigated the effect of nearby buildings, termed macroroughness on the tsunami loading. The hydraulic experiment was conducted in a 1 m x 1 m with 40 m...

Well-Being of Malaysia's Disaster-Affected Coastal Communities

Zahari, R. K.Ariffin, R.Noriza, R.Asmawi, M. Z.Ibrahim, A. N.
The 26th December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami unleashed devastation in many countries causing fatalities and massive destruction of properties including a number of coastal communiti...

Recent Advances in Agent-Based Tsunami Evacuation Simulations: Case Studies in Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and Peru

Mas, E.Koshimura, S.Imamura, F.Suppasri, A.Muhari, A.Adriano, B.
As con?rmed by the extreme tsunami events over the last decade (the 2004 Indian Ocean, 2010 Chile and 2011 Japan tsunami events), mitigation measures and effective evacuation plann...

Ten years after the tsunami of 2004: Impact action change future

World Health Organization.
On 26 December 2004, two extremely rare events occurred close to the southwestern shores of northern Indonesia. The first was a massive earthquake measuring 9.1 to 9.3 on the Richt...

Introduction to ‘‘Tsunami Science: Ten Years after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Volume II.’’

Rabinovich, A. B.Geist, E. L.Fritz, H. M.Borrero, J. C.
Twenty papers on the study of tsunamis and respective tsunamigenic earthquakes are included in Volume II of the PAGEOPH topical issue ‘‘Tsunami Science: Ten Years after the 200...

The El Salvador and Philippines Tsunamis of August 2012: Insights from Sea Level Data Analysis and Numerical Modeling

Heidarzadeh, M.Satake, K.
We studied two tsunamis from 2012, one generated by the El Salvador earthquake of 27 August (Mw 7.3) and the other generated by the Philippines earthquake of 31 August (Mw 7.6), us...

Tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: 2011-2012

Rabinovich, A. B.Borrero, J. C.Fritz, H. M.
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake generated a catastrophic tsunami that killed nearly 20,000 people along the coast of Japan and caused the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nucle...

Shallow Landslide Hazard Mapping for Davao Oriental, Philippines Using a Deterministic GIS, Model

I. AlejandrinoA.M.F. LagmayR.N. Eco
Davao Oriental located at 7°30 N and 126°50 E is one of the many landslide-prone provinces in the Philippines experiencing severe rainfall throughout the year. With the increase ...