Local site response in San Salvador, El Salvador based on the October 10, 1986 earthquake.
Autor:
Atakan, Kuvvet; Torres, Rodolfo.
Fuente:
Norway; s.n; jun. 1993. 38 p. mapas, tab, graf. (Reduction of Natural Disaster in Central America: Earthquake Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation, 6).
Descriptores:
GEOLOGIA. SISMOLOGIA. GEOFISICA Nota General: Rodolfo Torres, es parte del equipo de Sismología del Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resumen:
The San Salvador area lies along the present axis of the Central American volcanic chain, which is the product of the northeast-directed subduction of the Cocos plate beneath the Caribbean plate. The destructive earthquakes occurred in El Salvador during the last few decades, originate basically from shallow, moderate sized earthquakes with epicenters falling into the volcanic zone. The most recent one of these, the Oct. 10, 1986 earthquake (Ms=5.4) caused a considerable damage to the city of San Salvador with more than 1500 casualties and about 10,000 injured. The material losses reached up to USD 1,5 billion. An improved seismic design code, is urgently needed, especially taking into account the crucial factors such as the local site response. Present, study intends to demonstrate this effect to provide a basis for the ungoing efforts in preparing the new seismic design code for El Salvador (Au) - en
