The intensity of ground motion from future earthquakes in the Mentawai islands, Sumatra

• Main Author: Xu, Da.
• Other Authors: Kusnowidjaja Megawati
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38703
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Records from historical sea-level change based on the observation of corals on the west coast of Sumatra and velocity vectors derived from GPS data indicated the possible rupture of Mentawai Segment in the near future. The rupture will create giant earthquake with magnitude of around 8.8. The seismi...