Natech

HazardMiyagi-Ken-Oki (Sendai) Earthquake, Japan, 1978/06/12
Industrial PlantJX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. - Sendai Refinery, Japan
Epicentral Distance87.467 km
Hypocentral (Focal) Distance97.91 km
Modified MercalliDestructive
Medvedev-Sponheuer-KarnikDamaging
European MacroseismicHeavily damaging
Instrumental Intensity7.5863
Peak Ground Acceleration26.378 %g (0.2638 g)
Horizontal Peak Ground Acceleration140.14 cm/s2 (0.1429 g)
Peak Ground Velocity32.639 cm/s
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Notes

See Cooper (1997) Section 1.2, page 2.
ARIA No: 6307

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Created: Serkan GIRGIN, 2012/07/24 10:17:15 – Updated: Serkan GIRGIN, 2012/07/30 15:53:26

Natech Damages

NoPlant Unit TypePlant Unit PropertiesDamage StateDamage Properties
1.Storage Tank-DS4 (Extensive)3-DSHAZUS: Extensive; numdamaged: 3

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