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Contents of 11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?

11.9 Why are earthquakes destructive?

• Risk assessment tools:
• Earthquake research saves lives and property.
• Seismic hazard mapping (Fig. 11.40) rates areas on probability of ground-shaking hazards and likelihood of seismic event occurring.
• Such risk maps commonly used by municipal planners, insurance companies, engineers, etc. to guide construction and building codes to withstand such forces.