Publication

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


Publication Date : 2015-01-01
Author : Inoue, H.Solidum, R. U.
Countries : Philippines
Disaster Management Theme :
Disaster Type : Earthquake
Document Type : Research Paper
Languange : en
Link : https://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2113_pilipinas.html

Abstact :

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 prediction techniques are urgently needed. Accordingly, a real-time earthquake and earthquake intensity observation network will be introduced to enable prompt and accurate estimates of earthquake ground motion distribution and damage, crustal movement observations for assessing the potential for earthquakes on the island of Mindanao, and integrated earthquake, crustal movement and electromagnetic observations of Taal and Mayon volcanoes in order to determine and predict underground magma activity.