A Damage Scenario for the 2012 Northern Italy Earthquakes and Estimation of the Economic Losses to Residential Buildings

A Damage Scenario for the 2012 Northern Italy Earthquakes and Estimation of the Economic Losses to Residential Buildings

Abstract In May 2012 a seismic sequence occurred in Northern Italy that was characterized by two main shocks with a magnitude range between 5.5 and 6. These shocks represent a good case study by which to quantify the monetary losses caused by a moderate earthquake in a densely populated and economic...

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Main Authors: Fabrizio Meroni, Thea Squarcina, Vera Pessina, Mario Locati, Marco Modica, Roberto Zoboli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Subjects:
Earthquake damage
Economic losses
EMS-98 intensity
Northern Italy
20 May 2012 earthquake
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-017-0142-9

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