Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards

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Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards around the
Pacific Rim APRU Research Symposium at Kyoto
University
Kojiro Irikura Vice President of Kyoto University
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Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards around the
Pacific Rim This APRU Symposium will bring
together researchers from a broad range of
science and engineering fields related to
earthquake and tsunami hazards around the Pacific
Rim. The purpose of the meeting is to share
information on the current state of knowledge
and discuss priorities for future work that will
contribute to mitigating losses from future large
earthquakes
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Magnitude 9.0 Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake
The arrows show the vectors of the plate motions.
After the web-site of British Geological Survey
(2005)
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Special Focus on the devastating Sumatra
earthquake and tsunami (gt280,000 casualties)
Tsunami simulation by Kenji Satake, Geol. Survey
of Japan http/staff.aist.go.jp/kenji.satake/anima
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Practically every city near the member
universities has some level of earthquake risk.
Japan
Taiwan
California
New Zealand
Red dots are earthquakes. The Ring of Fire
surrounds the Pacific Rim
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There are a growing large number of
mega-population centers around the Pacific rim
that are prone to large earthquake and tsunami
disasters, such as, Los Angeles
Seattle Tokyo Osaka Taipei
Damage from 1994 Northridge Earthquake
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Earthquake engineering standards have certainly
improved over the last few decades, but because
of growing populations, the yearly worldwide
earthquake damage has not diminished greatly.
Devastating fires following 1995 earthquake in
Kobe, Japan
Collapsed 7 story building in 1999 Chi-Chi,
Taiwan earthquake
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This is a very timely subject since many
countries are actively involved in national
seismic hazard programs, and comparisons on a
worldwide basis would be useful.  
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This is a very timely subject since many
countries are actively involved in national
seismic hazard programs, and comparisons on a
worldwide basis would be useful.  
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Dates August 31 to September 2,
2005 Location Kyoto University, Kyoto City,
Japan Access Kansai
International Airport (Osaka)
Bullet Train from Tokyo (2.3 hours)
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Preliminary Program Wednesday Aug 31 1000am
- 1200pm Session 1 Earthquakes on the Pacific
Rim 100pm - 200pm Poster Session 200pm -
400pm Session 2 Earthquake Source
Physics 430pm - 630pm Session 3 Strong Ground
Motion   Thursday, September 1 900am -
1100am Session 4 Sumatra Eq./Tsunami 100pm -
300pm Session 5 Earthquake Engineering 330pm -
530pm Session 6 Risk Management  
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Friday September 2 - Drafting of Resolutions
from the Symposium - Excursion Options Walk
along Hanore Fault in Kyoto City Active
earthquake control in Kyoto Univ. clock tower
Sightseeing in Kyoto City
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• Related Points
• Oral sessions will have 4 to 6 talks by
  prominent researchers
• Poster Sessions will be open to all
  contributors
• Joint Symposium with AEARU
• (Association of East Asian Research
  Universities)
• Encourage attendance of students

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Schedule March 14 First announcements sent
to APRU members April 25 Call for
Papers July 15 Deadline for Participant
Registration August 10 Deadline for Abstract
Submissions August 31 to September 2 APRU
Research Symposium at Kyoto University
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We invite you to come to Kyoto to participate in
this symposium on a timely subject that is
important to many countries around the Pacific
Rim.
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Organizing Committee Kojiro Irikura
Vice-President, Kyoto Univ. James Mori
Disaster Prevention Res. Inst., Kyoto
Univ. Manabu Hashimoto Disaster Prevention Res.
Inst., Kyoto Univ. Keiko Kuge
Faculty of Science, Kyoto Univ. Tomotaka Iwata
Disaster Prevention Res. Inst., Kyoto
Univ. Hirokazu Iemura Faculty of
Engineering, Kyoto Univ. Charles Scawthorn
Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto Univ. Yoshiaki
Kawata Disaster Prevention Res. Inst.,
Kyoto Univ. Hiroyuki Tsutsumi Faculty of
Science, Kyoto Univ. Mamoru Kato Faculty of
Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto Univ. Junji Kiono
Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto
Univ.
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