Bolivia's Seismicity and what measures are in place to prevent the earthquakes effects.

An Earthquake is a release of stored energy resulting from the breaking or sudden movement of rocks under stress (Chapter 3 slides video Garcia).


                                    May 14, 2019


Location of Bolivia seismic network

Earthquakes occur along a plane of weakness in the Earths crust a fault, very common along plate boundaries
( Chapter 3 Slides video Garcia).
Fault is a planar structure or system in a rock, across which there has been significant displacement offset along the fractures as a result of earth movement 
( Chapter 3 slides video Garcia).

                                                    Earth quake that hit Bolivia
Currently one of Bolivia's most seismic zones is the Cochabamba Fault Zone located just below the city of Cochabamba and its fertile valley. This fault zone is related to the Arica elbow and the bend in the Andes at this latitude.

The largest earthquake in Bolivia:

Bolivia has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
  • 3 earthquakes in the past 7 days
  • 13 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 159 earthquakes in the past 365 days
Measures taken to help with future earthquakes in Bolivia.

Recommendations

  •  EARTHQUAKE HISTORY AND HAZARD: Get information about major earthquakes and secondary hazards (fires, landslides, liquefaction, tsunami in coastal areas) that have affected the project area in the past and the effects these caused. Community memory and historical accounts of earthquakes can provide useful information to supplement scientific studies. Contact the governmental organizations (e.g. Ministry of Environment and Geological Survey/ Ministry of Earth Sciences) responsible for earthquake risk management in the project country to obtain more detailed information on the potential earthquake hazard.
  •  LOCAL BUILDING REGULATIONS: Find out if the local building regulations provide for earthquake protection. To do this, engage the local engineering community, especially those serving with the local government or consult external experts. If regulations do include earthquake protection, comply with the regulations with respect to planning, design and construction, including typology of construction, and materials of appropriate quality suitable for use in areas of low seismic hazard. If they do not, consider adopting and complying with standards from other low earthquake hazard areas.
  • References
  • Chapter 3 slides video Garcia
  • Bing.com
  • earthquaketrack.com
  • think hazard.org
  • Lucia Cardinale
  • 9.6.2023 Geology with Mrs. Garcia

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hey Lucia! Good job on your blog this week! It was pretty awesome! There was so much information there that taught me something new about your country you chose, on top of that the organization and the colorfulness of your blog was great! It was so easy to read! Thank you for sharing this with us!!
September 8, 2023 at 1:03 PM
Enya Koo said…
I like how you organized this blog post! Including the statistics of the largest earthquakes in Bolivia, and the the current stats for earthquakes there from 365 days ago to now was really interesting. I'm excited to see what else there is to learn about your country!
September 10, 2023 at 10:52 PM
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