Earthquake Monitoring in the Maldives - IRIS
Earthquake Monitoring in the Maldives - IRIS
Earthquake Monitoring in the Maldives - IRIS
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<strong>Earthquake</strong> <strong>Monitor<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Maldives</strong> <br />
INDIA <br />
POPULATION <br />
300,000 <br />
ISLANDS <br />
1192 (<strong>in</strong>habits 192) <br />
GROUND LEVEL <br />
1.5m above sea-‐level <br />
<strong>Maldives</strong> <br />
SEISMIC SENSORS <br />
Two <br />
By Ahmed Shafeez <br />
Geological Associa,on of <strong>Maldives</strong>
Effect of <strong>Earthquake</strong> <br />
By Ahmed Shafeez
Effect of <strong>Earthquake</strong> <br />
ISLAND WASHED <br />
AWAY <br />
TSUNAMI ARRIVING <br />
CAPITAL AFTER TSUNAMI <br />
TSUNAMI ARRIVING AT MALE AIRPORT <br />
CAPITAL AFTER TSUNAMI <br />
By Ahmed Shafeez
Seismic Sensors InstallaDons <br />
HANIMAADHOO <br />
(Local Airport) <br />
KAADEHDHOO <br />
(Local Airport) <br />
By Ahmed Shafeez
Seismic Sensors InstallaDons <br />
FIBRE VAULT <br />
SECURED LOCATION <br />
By Ahmed Shafeez
Data CommunicaDon <br />
GLOBAL NETWORK <br />
MALE` <br />
HANIMAADHOO <br />
STATION <br />
KAADEHDHOO <br />
STATION <br />
By Ahmed Shafeez
OperaDons <br />
• There are no seismologists to analyze <br />
earthquakes. <br />
• Dedicated staffs to monitor seismic acDviDes <br />
us<strong>in</strong>g local, regional and global sources. <br />
• Depend<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> magnitude of <strong>the</strong> earthquake, <br />
Dde gauges and o<strong>the</strong>r related equipment's are <br />
monitored. <br />
• Standard OperaDng Procedures are developed. <br />
• Dissem<strong>in</strong>ate early warn<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> necessary <br />
agencies <strong>in</strong> case of desasters. <br />
By Ahmed Shafeez
Q & A <br />
THANK YOU <br />
By Ahmed Shafeez
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