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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2004 Meeting


Section: Atmosphere and Earth Science; Environment Protection


Title:
Vrancea Early Warning System for Bucharest and Industrial Objectives


Authors:
Constantin Ionescu(1), Alexandru Marmureanu(2), Friedemann Wenzel (3), K. P. Bonjer(4)


Affiliation:
(1) National Institute for Earth Physics, P.O. Box MG-2, R-76900 Bucharest, Romania,

(2) National Institute for Earth Physics, P.O. Box MG-2, R-76900 Bucharest, Romania, (3) Geophysical Institute, Hertzstr. 16, D-76187 Karlsruhe, Germany

(4) Geophysical Institute, Hertzstr. 16, D-76187 Karlsruhe, Germany


E-mail
marmura@infp.ro


Keywords:
warning system, earthquaqes, Bucharest


Abstract:
Romania is an earthquake prone area and it is of crucial importance to obtain quantitative information needed for seismic risk mitigation and related public policies and seismic safety measures. The most damaging earthquakes in Romania concentrate in the Vrancea region, located at the sharp bend of the Eastern Carpathians Arc, in a well confined focal volume at intermediate depths between 60 km and 200km.Vrancea earthquakes are documented for at least a millennium (since 985 a.c.) and represent very peculiar characteristics. They are a permanent threat for large urban areas on the Romanian territory and extended areas in Europe. Bucharest is among the mega cities mostly affected by destructive earthquakes. The early warning system in Romania is to provide individuals and communities exposed to disaster risk given by strong Vrancea earthquakes, with accurate information about an impending hazard as early as possible, to act in a timely and appropriate manner to reduce probability of suffering, personal damage, death and property losses. The purpose of this early system is to issue message at sites of interest before the destructive seismic energy arrives. Early warning system is a technological instrument to detect, monitor and submit warnings/alerts. It needs to become part of a management information system for decision –making in the context of national institutional frameworks for disaster management and as a part of national and local strategies for disaster risk reduction.