Earthquake
Earthquake
Two billion people live in the world's seismic zones. In February of this year Guatemala was devastated by an earthquake. Where will the next one strike...?
This issue discusses seismic hazards and the efforts undertaken throughout the world to improve our knowledge of earthquakes and associated phenomena, to predict them and mitigate their destructive effects. Unesco co-ordinates a wide range of activities and research in seismology and earthquake-resistant building techniques.
Cover photo shows a swaying building seconds before it collapsed when an earthquake struck Fukui (Japan) in 1948. Considerable progress has been made since then in the development of quake-proof buildings.