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Vanuatu Earthquake 17 Dec 2024 land motion impact observed by GNSS
On 17th of December 2024 at 01:47:26 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake with a depth of 50 km occurred about 20 km West-North-West of Port Vila in Vanuatu1. The earthquake caused... -
Modelling the vulnerability of old URM buildings and the benefit of retrofit
The Shire of York is partnering with the WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES), the University of Adelaide and Geoscience Australia in a collaborative project that... -
National Seismic Risk Assessment for Residential Buildings in Australia using NSHA23
The overall earthquake bedrock hazard across Australia is low compared to the hazard of countries located at tectonic plate boundaries. This hazard is, however, variable and... -
What have we learnt regarding cratonic earthquakes in the fifty years since...
The 14th of October 1968 Ms 6.8 (Mw 6.58) Meckering earthquake was the first of a remarkable series of nine historical surface rupturing earthquakes to occur in the Precambrian... -
Earthquake Monitoring
This seismograph is part of Geoscience Australia’s Seismic Network which detects local and regional earthquakes and measures their magnitude. This allows Geoscience Australia to... -
A revised seismic site conditions map for Australia
The Australian Seismic Site Conditions Map (ASSCM) uses information about surficial geology (regolith) as a proxy for the potential behaviour of geological materials under the... -
Application of USGS ShakeCast for Rapid Post-Earthquake Assessment of...
The National Earthquake Alerts Centre (NEAC) at Geoscience Australia (GA) operationally provides alerts on earthquake events in the region which include Shakemap. This paper... -
Interim Amendment to PNGS 1001-1982: Part 4 Earthquake Design Actions
Papua New Guinea (PNG) sits at complex boundary between three major tectonic plates and eight microplates. As a result of this setting, the region experiences significant... -
Earthquake Management Logistics for York, WA, Pre and Post Mitigation
Rare Australian earthquake events can cause extensive damage and present significant logistical challenges for emergency management agencies and local governments. Evidence of... -
Melbourne CBD Case Study: URM Retrofit Effectiveness in Avoiding Mass Casualties
Earthquakes occur without warning and human mobility during strong shaking is difficult. This has implications for casualty outcomes from such rapid onset events. Unreinforced... -
Reflections from Sendai: lessons for Australia
It's hard to believe eight years has passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred that devastated so much of Japan. In November, I was very fortunate to participate in... -
Science and technology for disaster management: Highlights from completing a...
Indonesia is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. For 10 years the Australian and Indonesian governments, science agencies and universities, have partnered to... -
Tailored Earthquake Risk Mitigation Information for Decision Makers
In Australia there is a lack of retrospective building regulation to address earthquake prone buildings within communities. The commitment of funds to retrofit high risk... -
Seismic Monitoring at Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia (GA) builds, maintains and operates the Australian National Seismic Network and Urban Monitoring Network across the Australian continent, its territories... -
50th anniversary of the 14th October 1968 Mw 6.5 (Ms 6.8) Meckering...
At 10.59 am on 14 October 1968, the town of Meckering, approximately 110 km ENE of Perth, was destroyed by an MW 6.5 earthquake. Approximately twenty people were injured, but... -
Science and Technology for Disaster Management: Ten Years of Indonesia -...
Indonesia is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world due to its hazard profile and high population exposure. Despite its risk profile, disaster management has not... -
Incorporating fault sources into the Australian National Seismic Hazard...
Unique challenges are faced in modelling faults in intraplate regions for seismic hazard purposes. Low fault slip rates compared to landscape modification rates lead to often... -
Interim Amendment to PNGS 1001-1982 Translating an Improved Assessment of...
Earthquake design standards seek to ensure that structures are adequately resilient to local hazard. The probabilistic hazard that forms the basis of the design loadings used...
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