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Community risk in Mackay: a multi hazard risk assessment
Mackay, in Central Queensland, lies about mid way between Brisbane and Cairns and with a resident population around 71,400. The Mackay urban area, which is the focus of this... -
Australian seismological report, 1998
The report summarises earthquake and tsunami information worldwide in 1998 but with a focus on Australia for use by scientists, engineers and the public. Maps of the seismicity... -
Impacts of climate change on tropical cyclone hazard: current understanding...
There has been much debate on the influence climate change may have on global tropical cyclone activity (Webster et al. 2005, Landsea 2005, Emanuel 2005, Knutson et al. 2001),... -
Tectonic geomorphology of Australia
The Australian continent is actively deforming in response to far-field stresses generated by plate boundary interactions and buoyancy forces associated with mantle dynamics. On... -
Re-evaluating the seismic hazard potential of the northern Lapstone...
Based upon a structural model for the LSC involving a large west-dipping thrust fault beneath the Lapstone Monocline, a recent study of seismic hazard in the Sydney Basin... -
Earthquakes in the Canberra Region
This booklet is an update of Earthquakes in the Canberra Region published by the Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO, now Geoscience Australia) and the ACT Emergency... -
Site Classification for Earthquake Hazard and Risk Assessment in Australia
One of the more important observations from the 1989 Newcastle earthquake in Australia was the spatial distribution of earthquake damage, which was strongly related to... -
The influence of attenuation in earthquake ground-motion and magnitude...
Geoscience Australia is currently undertaking the process to update the Australian National Earthquake Hazard Map using modern methods and an extended, more complete catalogue... -
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami explanatory animations and illustrations
A selection of images and short animations explaining key aspects of the 2004 Indian Ocean/ Sumatra tsunami, revised and issued for release to the media and other interested... -
Earthquake risk in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
In addition to the devastating 1989 Newcastle earthquake, at least four other earthquakes of magnitude 5 or greater have occurred in the surrounding Hunter region since European... -
National Exposure Information System Program for Townsville 28 October 2010 Agenda
National Exposure Information System Program for Townsville 28 October 2010 Agenda -
National Exposure Information System - Program for Brisbane 21-22 October 2010 Agenda
National Exposure Information System - Program for Brisbane 21-22 October 2010 Agenda -
Seabed Habitats and Hazards of the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and Timor Sea,...
The Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and Timor Sea region (JBG-TS) is an area of significance for multiple resource needs, from marine planning to offshore industry development. As such,... -
A Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment of the Southwest Pacific Nations
The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004 and subsequent smaller events (off Nias in 2005, Java in 2006 and the Solomon Islands in 2007) have increased awareness among... -
A tale of two seisms Down Under: 23 March 2012 Mw 5.4 Ernabella and 9 June...
On 23 March 2012 a MW 5.4 intraplate earthquake occurred in the eastern Musgrave Ranges of north-central South Australia, near the community of Ernabella (Pukatja). This was the... -
Potential geologic sources of seismic hazard in the Sydney Basin:...
The Sydney Basin encloses a significant proportion of the Australian population, and the 1989 M5.6 Newcastle earthquake demonstrated that the basin is not immune from the impact... -
Australian Flood Studies Database - Cataloguing and Uploading Guidelines
The Australian Flood Studies Database is available on line by Geoscience Australia. The database provides metadata on Australian flood studies and information on flood risk with... -
Natural Hazards in Australia: Identifying Risk Analysis Requirements
This report provides an overview of the rapid onset natural hazards which impact on Australian communities, including tropical cyclone, flood, severe storm, bushfire, landslide,... -
A Probabilistic Assessment of Tsunami Hazard in the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004 made starkly evident the need for better information on tsunami hazard in the Indian Ocean. The tsunami threat faced by Indian... -
Source and Ground Motion Models for Australian Earthquakes
This article summarizes a report prepared for Geoscience Australia by Paul Somerville, Robert Graves, Nancy Collins, Seok Goo Song and Sidao Ni of URS Corporation. The report...