1. Earthquakes Around the World U.S. Geological Survey Walter D. Mooney Senior Research Geophysicist USGS, Menlo Park, CA

2. Seismicity of the World

3. Plate Tectonic Theory

4. Global Seismic Hazard Map

5. Saving Lives through Better Standards. Importance of Engineering Amplification of unconsolidated vs consolidated materials.

6. Building Safer Structures

7. Examples of Earthquakes in areas of High Seismic Risk  Bhuj, India, January 26 th 2001  Kocaeli, Turkey, August 17 th 1999  Bam, Iran, December 26 th 2003  Niigata, Japan, October 23 rd 2004  Chi-Chi, Taiwan, 1999  San Francisco, 1906

8. Bhuj Earthquake, India: Mw = 7.7  Only 0.5% global seismic moment release  Bhuj, India, 2001  20.000 lives lost  200.000 people injured  nearly 400.000 houses destroyed

9. Bhuj, India

11. Implications for Earthquake Risk from Historical Earthquakes The Izmit Earthquake, Turkey: Mw = 7.4

12. Izmit Earthquake, Turkey

13. Regional Tectonics  Over 18,000 deaths  44,000 people injured  Nearly 300,000 homes either damaged or collapsed

14. The Bam Earthquake, Iran: Mw = 6.6

15. 2003/12/26 Ms6.6 Bam, Iran  15,000 deaths  ~70% buildings destroyed or damaged

16. Niigata Earthquake, Japan : Mw = 6.6

17. Niigata Earthquake, Japan

18. San Francisco Earthquake, 1906

19. Marina district of San Francisco built on “fill land” after 1906 earthquake

20. Modified after Lee,1994 and Teng, 1990) 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake, Taiwan: Mw = 7.6

21. Chi-Chi Earthquake, Taiwan Historic Seismicity with depth