A Guidebook to Earthquake Scientific Investigation

by Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration

Overview

This book concentrates on summarizing previous seismic scientific investigations in order to form standard procedures, approaches, and data sharing for the investigation of future large earthquake. Scientific investigation of large earthquake plays a crucial role in acquiring various records related to earthquake cycle processes and improving the knowledge of earthquake physics and earthquake forecasting. The book aims to provide a guide for the readers seeking earthquake knowledge by probing into the multi-disciplinary investigation of large earthquakes. The book is motivated by recent advances of seismic investigation, including novel geophysical technologies. It is an essential reference to scientifically and systematically investigate future large earthquakes. Chapters are carefully developed to cover seismogenic structure, seismogenic mechanism, earthquake evolution process, influence of the occurred earthquake on regional earthquake hazard, and earthquake disaster mechanism. The book is written for researchers of seismotectonics, earthquake physics, engineering geology, earthquake engineering, natural hazard prevention, and policy-makers engaged in post-hazard restoration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789819604173
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	01/26/2025
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

The Institute of Earthquake Forecasting (IEF) of the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) is focusing on research of the theory, methodology, techniques, and application countermeasures of earthquake forecast based on geology, geodesy, geochemistry, space electro-magnetism, remote sensing, and seismology. For more than half a century, China has carried out a wealth of seismic scientific investigations, and more than 200 case studies of M≥5.0 earthquakes have been summarized. Amonth with, The IEF CEA is the authority for leading comprehensive investigations and has been responsible for organizing the domestic seismic scientific investigations since 2019, including 2019 Changning (M 6.0) earthquake, 2020 Jiashi (M 6.4) earthquake, and Yutian (M 6.4) earthquake, 2021 Maduo (M 7.4) earthquake and Luxian (M 6.0) earthquake, 2022 Menyuan (M 6.9) earthquake and Lushan (M 6.1) earthquake, 2023 Jishishan (M 6.2) earthquake, 2024 Wushi (M 7.1) earthquake, and other destructive earthquakes.

Table of Contents

Overview of the Compilation of A Guidebook to Earthquake Scientific Investigation.- Procedures for Earthquake Scientific Investigation.- Seismogeology Investigation.- Seismic Disaster Remote Sensing Comparative Investigation and Acquisition.- Crustal Deformation Observation.- Geochemical Observation.- Source Rupture Process and Seismic Tectonic Mechanism Research.- Artificial Seismic Sounding.- Gravity Detection.- Mobile Gravity Observation.- Magnetotelluric Sounding.