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1 Earthquakes and Seismotectonics of Taiwan: An Overview Yi-Ben Tsai Geosciences Department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, USA September 22, 2009 The Next Generation of Research on Earthquake-induced Landslides: An International Conference in Commemoration of 10th Anniversary of the Chi-Chi Earthquake, 2009

2 http://www.ncor.ntu.edu.tw/ODBS/depth/taidbmv6/2dshad/2dshad.html

3 Seismicity of Taiwan, 1990-2008 (USGS) (CWB)

4 (Wu et al., 2007) Three-dimensional view of the relocated seismicity of Taiwan (1991-2005)

5 (Chang, 2000)

6 GPS velocity field and strain rate (1993-1999) ▼ Dilatation and principal strain rate axes ▼ Interseismic velocity relative to S01R (Yu et al., 2003)

7 1991.01.01-1999.9.21 : 1071999.9.21-2001.12.31 : 401 (Chiang, 2005)

8 Active faults in Taiwan

9 Davidson (1903)

10 (Chen and Tsai, 2008)

11 Damaging earthquakes in Taiwan (1901-2000) (http://www.cwb.gov.tw/)

12 (3276) (2535) (1275) (106) (355)

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16 Area Total households Collapsed households Collapse rate Fault zone 1,743 1,084 62.192% East of fault zone 1,040 803 77.212% West of fault zone 1,092 891 81.593% Over all 3,875 2,778 71.690% 1935 Shih-tan fault

17 Area Population Death toll Fatality rate Fault zone 10,380 196 1.888% East of fault zone 6,146 28 0.456% West of fault zone 8,149 124 1.522% Over all 24,675 348 1.410% 1935 Shih-tan fault

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21 Area Total households Collapsed households Collapse rate Fault zone 3,220 1,889 58.665% South of fault zone 1,094 505 46.161% North of fault zone 5,814 1,655 28.466% Over all 10,128 4,049 39.978% 1935 Tun-tze-chiao fault

22 Area Population Death toll Fatality rate Fault zone 22,075 1,292 5.853% South of fault zone 7,694 140 1.820% North of fault zone 38,589 402 1.042% Over all 68,358 1,834 2.682%

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24 (Ouchi et al., 2001)

25 Collapsed unreinforced houses

26 Area Total households Collapsed households Collapse rate Fault zone 59,971 8,719 14.539% East of fault zone 28,124 8,271 29.409% West of fault zone 85,830 8,348 9.726% Over all 173,925 25,338 14.568%

27 Area Population Death toll Fatality rate Fault zone 226,227 543 0.240% East of fault zone 102,203 565 0.553% West of fault zone 307,120 333 0.108% Over all 635,550 1,441 0.227%

28 Seismic Zoning Map (1974)Seismic Zoning Map (1982)

29 (Lee et al., 2001)

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35 Chiou and Youngs (2008) Previous Data New Data

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37 Attenuation Relationships for subduction zone earthqukes Lin (2009) Different focal mechanismsDifferent Vs30’s

38 New Generation of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Maps for Taiwan: California as an Example New Generation of Attenuation Relationships +

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42 Thank you for your attention

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47 中央地質調查所資料

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49 車籠埔斷層逆衝造成的破壞:豐原中正公園附近樓房傾斜

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52 Collapse rate

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54 (內政部, 1997 ) (國家地震工程研究中心, 1999 ) Seismic Zoning Map (1997)Seismic Zoning Map (1999)


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