Earthquake probability in the National Seismic Hazard Maps for Japan and people’s risk perceptions: the search for more effective expression

Abstract This study summarizes the findings of an attitude survey focused on people’s perceptions of seismic hazard maps, which illustrate the risk of an earthquake in each location throughout Japan. These seismic hazard maps depict the likelihood of an earthquake with a seismic intensity of “6 Lowe...

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Main Authors: Sayaka Saito, Shinya Yasumoto, Naoya Sekiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01627-0