THE KASHMIR-HAZARA EARTHQUAKE, 2005: WHY, HOW AND WHAT NEXT

dc.contributor.author	MUNIR GHAZANFAR
dc.date.accessioned	2014-08-22T05:59:35Z
dc.date.available	2014-08-22T05:59:35Z
dc.date.issued	2007-06
dc.identifier.citation	The Lahore Journal of Policy Studies, Vol. 01, No. 1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6257
dc.description	PP. 10, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The 7.6 magnitude shallow focus earthquake of October 8, 2005, with an epicenter few km NNE of Muzaffarabad, Kashmir, changed the lives and perceptions of the affected millions as well as of those not so affected. This article discusses such physical aspects of the earthquake as origin, geology, prediction, measurement and response of civil structure. The article emphasizes that it is not the magnitude but the destruction caused and lives lost that actually determine the status of an earthquake. Since Risk = magnitude of natural hazard x vulnerability, a lot of damage could have been averted by focusing on vulnerability, better preparedness and inexpensive building guidelines.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	© Lahore School of Economics	en_US
dc.subject	Earthquake	en_US
dc.subject	October 8, 2005	en_US
dc.title	THE KASHMIR-HAZARA EARTHQUAKE, 2005: WHY, HOW AND WHAT NEXT	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US