Being a part of ongoing continental collision between the Arabian and Eurasian plates, the
Caucasus region is a remarkable site of moderate to strong seismicity, where devastating …

Earthquakes are natural phenomena, which induce natural hazard that seriously threatens
urban areas, despite significant advances in retrofitting urban buildings and enhancing the …

We propose a novel data-driven framework for assessing the a-priori epidemic risk of a
geographical area and for identifying high-risk areas within a country. Our risk index is …

Despite major advancements in knowledge on disaster risks and disasters caused by
natural hazards, the number and severity of disasters are increasing. Convolving natural …

Since it is not possible to determine the exact time of a natural disaster's occurrence and the
amount of physical and financial damage on humans or the environment resulting from their …

To answer the question of why seismic hazards turn into disasters, I provide here an
overview of studies on the lithosphere dynamics, seismic hazard assessments, earthquake …

The main issue in determining seismic vulnerability is having a comprehensive view of all
probable damages related to earthquake occurrence. Therefore, taking into account factors …

Abstract The Shillong Plateau is an earthquake-prone region in the northeastern India.
Based on regional seismotectonic studies, we present here a deterministic seismic hazard …

The subject of this book is the methodology and results of integrated geophysical
investigations in the Caucasian region, mainly interpretation of magnetic and gravity …

The aim of the present work is to furnish a detailed picture of the space-time-magnitude
statistical properties of the instrumental seismic catalogue of Azerbaijan and surrounding …