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Bigger jolts are on the way for Southern California

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Recent studies suggest the Los Angeles Basin may suffer more earthquakes the size of Northridge but much more damaging. Urban areas, even over the epicenter, escaped the greatest ground motion, and steel-frame building codes proved inadequate, as buildings did not collapse but suffered fractures.

Author: Kerr, Richard A.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
Southern California, Earthquake prediction

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Quake builds case for strong codes

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Data from the Jan 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan, indicates that current building codes in cities around the world may not prevent extensive damage from ground forces near a fault. These forces, which were .8 times the force of gravity in Kobe, can be much higher than was previously thought.

Author: Normile, Dennis, Kerr, Richard A.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
Faults (Geology), San Francisco Bay Area, Seismology, Seismometry

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A deadly lesson: it could happen anywhere

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The Kobe earthquake involved no unusual amount of shaking or surprise faults, and thus holds lessons for other earthquake-prone urban areas. Retrofitting buildings and houses up to newer codes should be a priority. The failure of some steel buildings is still unexplained.

Author: Normile, Dennis
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
Analysis, Japan, Seismological research

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Subjects list: Research, California, Buildings, Natural history, Earthquake resistant design, Earthquake damage, Kobe, Japan, Earthquake, 1995
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