Abstract
Earthquakes cause many deaths and injuries worldwide. For example, the 2015 Nepal earthquake is thought to have killed nearly 9,000 people. This event was only one of many events contributing to the 750,000 deaths attributable to earthquakes during the period 1996 to 2015 according to a recent report by the United Nations.
| Original language | English |
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| Type | Invited online article on Science Trends website |
| Media of output | Online Article |
| Place of Publication | Houston, Texas |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Dec 2017 |
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Keywords
- strong ground motion
- earthquake
- engineering seismology
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Douglas, J. (2017, Dec 22). Estimating ground motions In the largest crustal earthquakes. Houston, Texas.