Automatic recognition of damaged town buildings caused by earthquake using remote sensing information: Taking the 2001 Bhuj, India, earthquake and the 1976 Tangshan, China, earthquake as examples

Introduction As we well know, the hazard of earthquake is very wide especially in cities. The conventionalmethods to investigate the damage are difficult to meet the requirements in applications. In recentyears, with the rapid development of remote sensing, especially the successful launch and applica-tion of high-resolution commercial remote sensing satellite, it has become possible to recognize andextract damage information by using remote sensing. The researchers at home and abroad hav…     

Mechanism of the June 4, 2000 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, earthquake

Introduction The June 4, 2000 southern Sumatra, Indonesia, earthquake (16h28min26.2s UTC, 4.72, 102.09, 33 km, MS=8.0 [IRIS]) occurred under the Indian Ocean, near the Mentawai fault, along the well-known Sumatran subduction zone and the great Sumatran fault, all of which trend northwest-southeast. 1 800 houses were totally destroyed, 10 196 were heavily damaged, and 18 378 were slightly damaged by the earthquake. At least 97 people were killed, 1 900 were injured, and 122 000 were left…     

The December 26, 2004, off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, M_W=9.0, earthquake and the critical-point-like model of earthquake preparation

Introduction The unexpected December 26, 2004, off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, MW=9.0 earthquake, which caused devastating tsunami around the Indian Ocean, reminds seis-mologists of the difficulty of earthquake forecast and/or prediction. For seismologists this earth-quake is almost completely unexpected, because there was neither forecasting (which means the estimation of the future earthquake rate as a function of location, time, and magnitude) nor predic-tion (forecasti…     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world andstrong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China (April,2001~May,2001)

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Ionospheric Ne disturbances before 2007 Pu’er,Yunnan, China,earthquake

Selecting three half orbits near the epicenter of Pu’er earthquake, we analyzed the Ne data recorded in their revis-ited orbits during a year before this earthquake, and extracted Ne precursors. The results show that: ① There are significant seasonal variations of ionospheric Ne in night time, which exhibit different shapes respectively in four seasons; ② There are three main shapes of Ne: single-peak, saddle-shaped and even-shaped, all of which may oc-cur in four seasons, but each season with its typical shape relatively; ③ Spatial images of Ne showed high values near the epicenter in 30 days before the earthquake, and there is a good correlation between anomaly and distribu-tion of earthquake in space and time, which reflects that these spatial anomalies were indeed concerned with the earthquake; ④There shows a certain similarity of the Ne curves among revisited orbits, which can provide back-ground information for distinguishing and identification of seismic anomaly.     

Ionospheric Ne disturbances before 2007 Pu’er, Yunnan, China, earthquake

Selecting three half orbits near the epicenter of Pu'er earthquake, we analyzed the Ne data recorded in their revis-ited orbits during a year before this earthquake, and extracted Ne precursors. The results show that: ① There are significant seasonal variations of ionospheric Ne in night time, which exhibit different shapes respectively in four seasons; ② There are three main shapes of Ne: single-peak, saddle-shaped and even-shaped, all of which may oc-cur in four seasons, but each season with its typical s...     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China (February, 2005~March, 2005)

Illustration All the data in this catalog are chosen from the ″Preliminary Seismological Report of Chi- nese Seismic Stations″ (Its abbreviation is ″Monthly Report″). The catalog includes the events of M≥4.7 in and near China and M≥6 all over the world. The ″Monthly Report″ is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration. The origin times of earthquakes in the catalog adopt coordinated universal time (UTC) in accordance wit…     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China （August, 2005-September, 2005）

All the data in this catalog are chosen from the ＂Preliminary Seismological Report of Chinese Seismic Stations＂ （Its abbreviation is ＂Monthly Report＂）. The catalog includes the events of M≥4.7 in and near China and M≥6 all over the world. The ＂Monthly Report＂ is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geophysics, China EarthQuake Administration.     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China （February, 2006-March, 2006）

All the data in this catalog are chosen from the ＂Preliminary Seismological Report of Chinese Seismic Stations＂ （Its abbreviation is ＂Monthly Report＂）. The catalog includes the events of M≥4.7 in and near China and M≥6 all over the world. The ＂Monthly Report＂ is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geoohysics, China Earthquake Administration.     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China Febraury, 2004 ～ March, 2004)

Illustration 　　All the data in this catalog are chosen from the “Preliminary Seismological Report of Chinese Seismic Stations“(Its abbreviation is“Monthly Report“). The catalog includes the events of M≥4.7 in and near China and M≥6 all over the world. The“Monthly Report“is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration.……     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China(February,2002~March,2002)

Illustration All the data in this catalog are chosen from the Preliminary Seismological Report of Chinese Seismic Stations (Its abbreviation is Monthly Report). The catalog includes the events of M4.7 in and near China and M6 all over the world. The Monthly Report is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geophysics, CSB. The origin times of earthquakes in the catalog adopt coordinated universal time (UTC) in accordance with international convention. The location of ev…     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China (August, 2001 ~September, 2001)

Illustration All the data in this catalog are chosen from the Preliminary Seismological Report of Chinese Seismic Stations (Its abbreviation is Monthly Report). The catalog includes the events of M4.7 in and near China and M6 all over the world. The Monthly Report is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geophysics, CSB. The origin times of earthquakes in the catalog adopt coordinated universal time (UTC) in accordance with international convention. The location of ev…     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China （October, 2005-November, 2005）

Illustration All the data in this catalog are chosen from the ＂Preliminary Seismological Report of Chinese Seismic Stations＂ （Its abbreviation is ＂Monthly Report＂）. The catalog includes the events of M≥4.7 in and near China and M≥6 all over the world. The ＂Monthly Report＂ is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration.     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China （June, 2006-July, 2006）

Illustration All the data in this catalog are chosen from the ＂Preliminary Seismological Report of Chinese Seismic Stations＂ （Its abbreviation is ＂Monthly Report＂）. The catalog includes the events of M≥4.7 in and near China and M≥6 all over the world. The ＂Monthly Report＂ is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration.     

Cround vertical deformation in earthquake of Gonghe,Qinghai Province

ＣｒｏｕｎｄｖｅｒｔｉｃａｌｄｅｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎｉｎｅａｒｔｈｑｕａｋｅｏｆＧｏｎｇｈｅ，ＱｉｎｇｈａｉＰｒｏｖｉｎｃｅＳｈｏｕ－ＷｅｎＧＯＮＧ（巩守文）ａｎｄＦｅｎｇ－ＹｉｎｇＧＵＯ（郭逢英）（ＳｅｃｏｎｄＣｒｕｓｔａｌＤｅｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎＭｏ...     

The November 14, 2001 west of Kunlun Mountain Pass earthquake: An earthquake with unsaturated surface wave magnitude

Introduction According to the Rapid Earthquake Information Release of CNDSN (Department of Earth- quake Monitoring and Prediction, China Earthquake Administration, 2002), an earthquake with surface wave magnitude MS=8.1 shook west of Kunlun Mountain Pass (KMP) at the juncture of Xinjiang, Qinghai and Xizang on November 14, 2001. This is the largest and the only MS>8.0 earthquake in Chinese mainland over 50 years since the August 15, 1950 MS=8.6 (MW=8.6) Chayuearthquake in Tibeta…     

Inversion of near-field waveform data for earthquake source rupture process (Ⅱ): Inversion of Chi Chi earthquake source, 20 September, 1999, Taiwan

The Chi Chi earthquake (Mw7.6) occurred at 17:47 UTC on Sept. 20,1999 (01:47 September 21, 1999, local time) in central Taiwan. CWB located the epi- center at (120.82°E; 23.85°N) and the focal depth 8 km. Chi Chi earthquake is the best documented earth- quake ever recorded. The abundance and quality of its near-source observations present an unparalleled op- portunity for studying the rupture history from a close distance. More than 400 free field digital accelerome- ters with 3-compon…     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China (December, 2000～January, 2001)

IllustrationAll the data in this catalog are chosen from the (Preliminary Seismological Report of Chinese Seismic Stations( (Its abbreviation is (Monthly Report(). The catalog includes the events of M(4.7 in and near China and M(6 all over the world. The (Monthly Report( is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geophysics, CSB.The origin times of earthquakes in the catalog adopt coordinated universal time (UTC) in accordance with international convention. The location…     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China (February, 2001 ~ March, 2001)

All the data in this catalog are chosen from the (Preliminary Seismological Report of Chinese Seismic Stations( (Its abbreviation is (Monthly Report(). The catalog includes the events of M(4.7 in and near China and M(6 all over the world. The (Monthly Report( is monthly compiled by the Ninth Section of Institute of Geophysics, CSB.The origin times of earthquakes in the catalog adopt coordinated universal time (UTC) in accordance with international convention. The location of every ep…     

Strong earthquake activity all over the world and strong-moderate earthquake activity within and near China(April,1997～May,1997)

ＳｔｒｏｎｇｅａｒｔｈｑｕａｋｅａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙａｌｏｖｅｒｔｈｅｗｏｒｌｄａｎｄｓｔｒｏｎｇｍｏｄｅｒａｔｅｅａｒｔｈｑｕａｋｅａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙｗｉｔｈｉｎａｎｄｎｅａｒＣｈｉｎａ（Ａｐｒｉｌ，１９９７～Ｍａｙ，１９９７）ＰＥＩＳＨＡＮＣＨＥＮ...