Bulletin of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering : Vol. 25, no. 2 (Jun. 1992).

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TextPublication details: New Zealand : The Society, 1992Description: 145 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cmSubject(s):

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363.3495099442 21

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Subject: The article in the bulletin is a report on the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, which demonstrates the vulnerability of urban environments in continental regions to earthquake forces. This moderately-sized earthquake claimed 13 lives, damaged at least 70,000 properties and left an estimated loss of about $4 billion. The need for an earthquake mitigation programme in Australia was thus clearly established

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F363.3495099442 BUL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900043564

ISSN of serial: 0110-0718

Includes bibliographical references p. 140-4

The 1989 Newcastle, Australia, earthquake: the facts and the misconceptions

The article in the bulletin is a report on the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, which demonstrates the vulnerability of urban environments in continental regions to earthquake forces. This moderately-sized earthquake claimed 13 lives, damaged at least 70,000 properties and left an estimated loss of about $4 billion. The need for an earthquake mitigation programme in Australia was thus clearly established

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