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Correlation Between the Reported Earthquakes Damages from the Magnitude 6.5 Lake Tanganyika Earthquake of October 2, 2000 and the Simulated PGA Shaking Maps


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1 Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
 

October 2, 2000, magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred along Lake Tanganyika, inducing several damages in Rukwa region communities. The study demonstrates that simulated earthquake peak ground acceleration (PGA) shaking maps for magnitude 6.5 earthquake correlates well with the reported damages and thus can be used for rapid earthquake impact assessments.


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Earthquake Damages, PGA Maps.
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  • Correlation Between the Reported Earthquakes Damages from the Magnitude 6.5 Lake Tanganyika Earthquake of October 2, 2000 and the Simulated PGA Shaking Maps

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Authors

Asinta Manyele
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Alfred Mwambela
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of

Abstract


October 2, 2000, magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred along Lake Tanganyika, inducing several damages in Rukwa region communities. The study demonstrates that simulated earthquake peak ground acceleration (PGA) shaking maps for magnitude 6.5 earthquake correlates well with the reported damages and thus can be used for rapid earthquake impact assessments.


Keywords


Earthquake Damages, PGA Maps.