Sentence examples for recurring earthquakes from inspiring English sources

We then determined which of the segments of recurring earthquakes in the area were within the tsunami source area.

Several series of large recurring earthquakes with source areas on the plate boundary of the subduction zone under the Japan Trench have been identified by the Earthquake Research Committee (ERC, 2005).

The piece describes the finding, in 1987, that recognized Cascadia as a hazard for recurring major earthquakes.

Historical and archeological records have documented recurring great earthquakes along the Nankai Trough (Ando 1975).

The 2011 tsunami source area includes several segments of previous recurring large earthquakes.

The recurring devastating earthquake that occurs in the Nankai Trough subduction zone between the Philippine Sea plate and the Eurasian plate has the potential to cause an extremely dangerous natural disaster in the foreseeable future.

Like many Bayesian analyses and estimates, this study shows another novel application of the Bayesian approach to earthquake engineering, using prior data to help compensate the limited observation for the target problem to estimate the magnitude of the recurring Meishan earthquake in central Taiwan.

By assuming that simulated Nankai Trough earthquakes recur as two alternative earthquakes with variations in magnitudes (M w 8.7 8.4) and recurrence intervals (178 143 years), we systematically examine the effect of the occurrence timing of the M w 7 Hyuga-nada earthquake on the western extension of the source region of Nankai Trough earthquakes on the assumed Nankai Trough seismic cycles.

Some limited areas of the interface are recognized as slip-deficit zones (strong seismic coupling), such as the Miyagi-oki ~M7.5 earthquakes (recurring every ~40 years; e.g., Hashimoto et al. 2009).

Faced with recurring threats of earthquakes and volcanoes, many ancient religions personified the forces of nature as gods and goddesses and called for elaborate human rituals and sacrificial offerings to appease these powerful deities.

Alternatively, earthquake probabilities may increase with time, if similar size earthquakes recur more or less regularly (called characteristic earthquakes).