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The 1St Workshop of Asia-Pacific Region Global Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption Risk Management (G-EVER1) Open-File Report of Geological Survey of Japan, no. 557 The 1st Workshop of Asia-Pacific Region Global Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption Risk Management (G-EVER1) Abstracts Volume February 22-25, 2012 Auditorium, AIST Tsukuba Central, Tsukuba, Japan Hosted by Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Supported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Geographical Information Authority of Japan (GSI) National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED) Building Research Institute (BRI) Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo (ERI) Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University (DPRI) United States Geological Survey (USGS) EuroGeoSurveys (EGS) The Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd. of New Zealand (GNS Science) Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP) Circum Pacific Council (CPC) Global Earthquake Model (GEM) The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior (IASPEI) International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) Geological Society of Japan (GSJ) Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ) Volcanological Society of Japan (VSJ) Japan Association for Quaternary Research (JAQUR) The 1st Workshop of Asia-Pacific Region Global Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption Risk Management (G-EVER1) Abstracts Volume Editors Eikichi Tsukuda, Yutaka Takahashi, Shinji Takarada, Akira Takada, Yasuto Kuwahara, Takashi Azuma, Naoji Koizumi and Yuzo Ishikawa Open-File Report of Geological Survey of Japan, no. 557 Published by the Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan. Pages: 140, Feb. 22, 2012 Copyright 2012 by the Geological Survey of Japan Preface As shown by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake, Asia-Pacific Region is an area with high risk of catastrophic natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Once a disaster occurs, in today's highly globalized economy, it can create unpredictable turmoil all over the world, not just in the affected area. These global-scale disasters are crucial for the sustainable development of the global economy to ensure human security. Japan is a country of plate convergence. Since the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) earthquake, extensive studies have been done in Japan, such as nation wide active fault surveys, development of high density seismograph networks and GPS crustal deformation monitoring system. Our knowledge on earthquakes is improved dramatically and observation and study results are systematically transferred to the society. However, it is fare to say that our understanding on earthquakes is still limited and farther studies should be done for the mitigation of seismic disasters. One of impediments to the development of geologic hazard studies is the infrequency of occurrence in a limited area. This makes it difficult to promote hypothesis and test processes. This may be solved by the international correlational study because geologic hazards are not less frequent phenomena any more. Now is the time to establish an effective international framework where we collaborate and develop a system to gather information on disaster mitigation in Asia-Pacific Region, including Japan. Here are the purposes of the workshop. 1) To enhance collaboration among geological institutes within the Asian Circum-Pacific Region and rearrange existing information about the future risk for global earthquakes and volcanic disasters, 2) to build international and national networks, set up a website, and establish a consortium so that we can share and provide the information, 3) to create the environment to promote cooperative research, including personnel training, in the area with little information, especially in developing countries, and 4) to evaluate the risk of business activities in the Asia-Pacific region and seek to develop new business opportunities to provide information on the risk of catastrophic natural disasters. Through this full research of natural disasters, we can contribute to the society. Grasping disaster risk in advance enables us to reduce the damage from large-scale disasters, which are expected to cause worldwide impact on the economy. By improving the database for hazard risk information, we can assist international economic activities in formulating their BCP, and various private businesses concerning risk reduction, non life insurance. Eikichi TSUKUDA Program manager for the 1st Workshop of Asia-Pacific Region Global Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption Risk Management (G-EVER 1) Director-General of the Geological Survey of Japan, AIST G-EVER1 Program (22-25 Feb. 2011) 22 February (Wed) 9:00 - 10:00: Registration Opening Session (10:00 - 10:15, Main Room, 2F) Chairman: Yasuto Kuwahara (GSJ, AIST) 10:00 - 10:05: Welcome Address Hirokazu Kato (AIST Fellow) 10:05 - 10:15: Opening Remarks Eikichi Tsukuda (Director General of the Geological Survey of Japan, AIST) Recent Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions (10:15 - 11:45, 13:00 – 15:00, Main Room, 2F) Chairman: Akira Takada (GSJ, AIST) 10:15 - 10:45: The 1991 Eruption of Pinatubo Volcano, Philippines, and its Muddy Aftermath ............... 1 Chris Newhall (Earth Observatory of Singapore) 10:45 - 11:15: The 2010-2011 Eruptions in Iceland: UK Impacts and Response ...................................... 5 Sue Loughlin (BGS), Stephen Mobbs (Univ. of Leeds) and Steve Sparks (Univ. of Bristol) 11:15 - 11:45: The 2011 Eruption of Shinmoedake, Kirishima Volcano, Japan ......................................... 7 Hiroshi Shinohara (GSJ, AIST) Group Photo (11:45 - 12:00) Lunch (12:00 - 13:00) Chairman: Masataka Ando (Academia Sinica) 13:00 - 13:30: Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation after the 2004 Indian Ocean and 2011 Tohoku Tsunamis ............................................................................................................................. 11 Kenji Satake (ERI, Tokyo Univ.) 13:30 - 14:00: Paleotsunami Study along the Pacific Coast of Tohoku, Japan ......................................... 15 Yukinobu Okamura, Yuichi Namegaya, Yuki Sawai, Masanobu Shishikura (GSJ, AIST), Kenji Satake (ERI, Tokyo Univ.) 14:00 - 14:30: Strong Motion Observation System and Project Plan in China .......................................... 17 Li Xiaojun (China Earthquake Administration) 14:30 - 15:00: Disaster Process after the 3.11 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster .................... 21 Norio Maki (DPRI, Kyoto Univ.) 15:00 - 15:20: Coffee Break i Report of Asia-Pacific Region, part 1 (15:20 - 17:20, Main Room, 2F) Chairman: Takashi Azuma (GSJ, AIST) 15:20 - 15:40: The Earthquakes, Volcanic and Tsunami Risk Management on Kamchatka ...................... 25 Evgeny Gordeev (Inst. of Volcanology and Seismology, FEBRAS) 15:40 - 16:00: Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcano Information Issued by Japan Meteorological Agency and its Endeavor for Further Applicable Tsunami Information .......................................... 27 Takeshi Koizumi (Japan Meteorological Agency) 16:00 - 16:20: Roles of Geodetic Methods on Volcanic Eruption Prediction ............................................. 28 Makoto Murakami (Hokkaido Univ.) 16:20 - 16:40: 1952 Near Pyongyang, North Korean Earthquake and it's Tectonic Implication around the Region ................................................................................................................................. 29 Myung-Soon Jun (KIGAM) and Tae-Seob Kang (Pukyong National Univ.) 16:40 - 17:00: Seismic Hazard Assessment in Taiwan: Insights from Historical Seismicity and Radar Interferometry Analyses ...................................................................................................... 31 Sin-Mei Ng (Chinese Culture Univ.) 17:00 - 17:20: Establishment of Taiwan Volcano Observatory at Tatun .................................................... 32 Cheng-Horng Lin (Academia Sinica) Welcome Dinner (18:00 - 20:00, Foyer, 1F) 23 February (Thu) Report of Asia-Pacific Region, part 2 (8:30 - 11:40, Main Room, 2F) Chairman: Motoo Ukawa (NIED) 8:30 - 8:50: Interviewing Insights Regarding the High Fatalities Inflicted by the Tohoku Earthquake 33 Masataka Ando (Academia Sinica), Mizuho Ishida (JAMSTEC), Yoshinari Hayashi (Kansai Univ.) and Chiharu Mizuki (Hokkaido Univ.) 8:50 - 9:10: Current Earthquake and Volcanic Risk Management Activities in the Philippines ........... 35 Renato Solidum (PHIVOLCS) 9:10 - 9:30: Eathquake and Tsunami Hazard Assessment in Coastal Areas of Vietnam and Measures for a Seismic Risk Mitigation ............................................................................................ 37 Bui Cong Que and Nguyen Hong Phuong (VAST) 9:30 - 9:50: Application of a GIS for Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Risk Mitigation in Vietnam . 38 Nguyen Hong Phuong (VAST) 9:50 - 10:10: Coffee Break Chairman: Yasuto Kuwahara (GSJ, AIST) 10:10 - 10:30: Earthquake Risk Management in Thailand; Current Status and Future Implication ......... 39 Niran Chaimanee (CCOP) 10:30 - 10:50: Strategy on Volcano and Earthquake Hazards Mitigation in Indonesia ............................. 41 ii Surono (Center of Volcanology
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